Alvina
Nelson, 89
Greenbush
- Alvina Nelson, 89, died on Saturday, February
15, 2003 at Greenbush Nursing Home in Greenbush.
Funeral
services were held on Saturday, February 22 at
United Free Lutheran Church in Greenbush with the
Rev. Ken Hart officiating. Darlene Waage was the
organist and Corrine Mattson was the vocalist.
Interment will be in Oiland Lutheran Cemetery of
rural Greenbush.
Alvina
B. Nelson was born on April 15, 1913, the daughter
of Peder and Anna (Sodnak) Nelson in Soler Township
of Roseau County. She grew up on her parents' farm
and attended Distrtict #22 School near her home.
She was baptized and confirmed in Oiland Lutheran
Church. Alvina worked on the farm for many years.
Her father died in 1943. She and her mother
continued to live on the farm until they moved into
Greenbush, where Alvina cared for her mother, who
was ill. Her mother died in 1969. Alvina also
worked at the Roseau Area Hospital in the laundry
department and did childcare until she retired. She
had been a resident of the Greenbush Nursing Home
since October 1999, where she enjoyed playing
bingo. Church was important to Alvina. In her
younger years, she was a member of Oiland Lutheran
Church and taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible
School, was in the Ladies Aid and sang in the
choir. In her later years, she was an active member
of United Free Lutheran Church.
Survivors
include several nieces and nephews; special
friends, Dorothy and Monte Gross of Greenbush; and
great-nieces, great-nephews, other relatives and
friends.
Alvina
was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters,
Elene Frislie, Inga Berget, Astrid Berger and a
sister in infancy; and one great-nephew and one
great-niece.
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