Orlin
Ness, 81
Holt
- Orlin T. Ness, 81, died on Friday, February
21, 2003 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services were held on 
Tuesday,
February 25 at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Holt
with the Rev. David Pretty officiating. Lois
Peterson was the organist and a duet was sung by
Lois Peterson and Lois Anderson. Casketbearers were
Vanessa Ryba, Nolen Ryba, Jennifer Nelson, Troy
Nelson, Janelle Rono, Ben Rono and Brian Ness.
Interment was in the Holt Cemetery.
Orlin
Ness was born on May 6, 1921, the son of Olaf T.
and Inga (Johnson) Ness in East Valley Township of
Marshall County. He was baptized and confirmed in
the Lutheran faith and attended school in
Holt.
On
June 2, 1945, he married Thelma Leskinen in the
Finnish Church in Middle River. The couple made
their home in Holt. Orlin began working at the
Marshall County State Bank in Holt in 1940. Later,
he worked with his father at the Typha-Seed and
Grain Business in Holt. In 1959, Orlin began
working at the Thief River Falls Times as a
bookkeeper, retiring in 1983.
Orlin
was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church. He
enjoyed listening to and recording old country
music, gardening, watching and feeding the wildlife
outside the window at his home, cooking and
watching westerns on television. He also enjoyed
kidding around and joking with kids.
Survivors
include his children, Wayne (Mary) Ness of Ramsey,
Marcene Ness of Westminster, Colo., LeMae (Roger)
Ryba of Middle River, and Ronald of Holt; five
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two
sisters, Gladys Erickson of Iowa Falls, Iowa and
Irene Harstad of Big Lake; a sister-in-law and
brother-in-law; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Orlin
was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma; his
parents; and brothers, Rubin and
Leonard.
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