C.
Louise Nereson, 96
Red
Lake Falls &endash; C. Louise Nereson, 96, died
on Friday, Jan. 24, 2003 at the Hillcrest Nursing
Home in Red Lake Falls.
Funeral
service were held on 
Wednesday,
Jan. 29, 2003 at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Thief River Falls with Reverend John
Wollenzien officiating. Burial will be in the Gary
Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gary.
Visitation
was held on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. with a prayer
service held at 6:30 p.m. at the Johnson-Green
Funeral Home, Thief River Falls and Wednesday one
hour prior to the service in the church.
Cora
Louise Nereson was born on July 10, 1906, the
daughter of Paul and Pauline (Lystne) Flaa in Gary.
She was baptized and confirmed at St. Pauli
Lutheran Church in Gary, attended Gary High School
and graduated from Twin Valley high School. She
received a Teaching Certificate from Moorhead State
College and taught at Sersland School #43 and at
Poplar Grove School #91. Louise married Lloyd John
Nereson on June 5, 1929 in Ada.
Louise
and Lloyd lived in Mayville, N.D., for a short time
where they ran a hardware store. After returning to
Thief River Falls in 1937, Louise attended a school
of cosmetology in Minneapolis. Following that, she
started work as a hairdresser in Thief River Falls.
She worked in that profession until 1941, when she
and Lloyd started a family. Louise then made a
career of raising three children.
Louise
loved to garden, sew, cook and crochet. She was an
excellent seamstress and delighted in making new
clothes for her children and grandchildren. She
also enjoyed picnics, Sunday drives, family
gatherings and travel, particularly to Norway.
She
is survived by her children: daughter, Paulette
(Jerrold) Moyer of Thief River Falls; son Lowell
(Nancy) Nereson of Detroit Lakes; son Gary (Gayle)
Nereson of Andover; six grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; sister Inez (Mandez) Thordal of
Gary, and brother Francis (Jeannine) Flaa of East
Grand Forks.
Her
husband, parents and one sister, Vernice, preceded
her in death. A00003B2002JA29
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