Henry
Molskness, 94
Thief
River Falls - Henry Molskness, 94, died on
Thursday, January 9, 2003 at Oakland Park Nursing
Home in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on 
Sunday,
January 12 at New Life Family Worship Center in
Thief River Falls with Rev. George Bunnell
officiating. Brenda Bunnell was the pianist and
Tammy Leschber was the soloist. Casketbearers were
Henry's grandchildren. Interment was in Greenwood
Cemetery.
Henry
John Molskness was born on November 22, 1908, the
son of John and Sina (Kaldor) Molskness in
Hillsboro, N.D. He moved to Dorothy in 1910 with
his family and attended the Black River Area
School. Henry worked on the family farm until he
was 21 years old, when he moved out on his
own.
On April
5, 1937, he married Frances Victoria Graham in
Crookston. The couple made their home in Crookston
and Henry worked for the WPA for one year. He
worked on a farm in Euclid for four years, and then
the couple rented a farm near Crookston for a
while. Henry then began working for the Great
Northern Railroad and also as a fireman and a
boilerman. Later, he farmed at his brother,
Clarence's farm, worked at Tunberg Motors in the
body shop, at City Dairy, the turkey plant, the
Bert Vigen farm and worked maintenance at the
hospital and armory until his
retirement.
Henry
enjoyed taking drives in the country and being with
nature, working on cars, gardening, toe-tapping
music, going to church, spending time with his
family and visiting the home place on the Pembina
Ridge. He was a member of the New Life Family
Worship Center.
Survivors
include his wife, Frances of Thief River Falls;
three children, Donnie, Lyle (Suzanne) and Rhoda
(John) Wengeler, all of Thief River Falls; seven
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers and
sisters, Signe Jorgenson of Thief River Falls,
Bernard (Ora) of Tacoma, Wash., and Maynard (Irene)
Molskness, Dagny Irvin, Gerhard Molskness and
Raymond (Arlene) Molskness, all of Thief River
Falls; a sister-in-law; and many nieces and
nephews.
Henry was
preceded in death by his parents; and brothers and
sisters, Magda Russum, Amanda Hinden and Clarence
Molskness.
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