Freeman
Lanska, 84
Thief
River Falls - Freeman Lanska, 84, died
Thursday, July 12, 2001 at Northwest Medical Center
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 2 
p.m.
today, Wednesday, July 18, at Abundant Life Free
Lutheran Church with Rev. Wesley Langaas
officiating. Bev Kays will be the organist, and the
soloist will be Diane Johnson. Casketbearers will
be Noah Waldera, Cody Waldera, Teal Waldera,
Michael Stetson and Natalie Havice. Honorary
casketbearers will be Lloyd Hogenson, Barry
Fellman, Rick Jensen, Dave Salvhus, Barry Newton,
Jerry Stenseth, and all of Freeman's lifelong
friends and acquaintances from the Thief River
Falls Fire Department and Abundant Life Free
Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Greenwood
Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Visitation
was held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17, at
Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls. Visitation
will also be held for one hour prior to services at
the church.
Freeman
Emil Lanska was born on November 7, 1916 in Thief
River Falls, the son of Adolf and Hattie (Koglin)
Lanska. He grew up on a farm in Steiner township of
Pennington county and attended a country school
there. Freeman moved to Thief River Falls and
worked at various jobs.
On
December 8, 1939, he was united in marriage to
Evelyn Tunheim. The couple made their home in Thief
River Falls. Freeman raised hogs and was a fireman
in Thief River Falls for more than 30 years. After
retiring from the Thief River Falls Fire
Department, he continued to farm until he was
70.
He
was actively involved at Abundant Life Free
Lutheran Church and enjoyed playing smear at the
fire hall with his friends.
Freeman
is survived by two daughters, Virginia (Don)
Waldera of Silverthorne, Colo. and Ramona (Don)
Stetson of Muncie, Ind.; five grandchildren; and
two great-grandchildren.
He
was preceded in death by his wife; parents; two
brothers, Barnard and Orville; and a sister,
LaVerne Lanska. A00003B2001JL18
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