Trassia
"Tress" Noel, 78
Thief
River Falls - Trassia "Tress" Noel, 78, died
Friday, September 14, 2001 at her home in Thief
River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 11 a.m. on Monday, September
17, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls
with Rev. John Wollenzien officiating. Ida Nordvall
was the organist. Casketbearers were Neil
Gillespie, Robert Reed, Emery Horien, Arthur
Buringrud, Leonard Furuseth and Lloyd Hogenson.
Honorary casketbearers included the Lincoln High
School Class of 1940 and others who had touched her
life. Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief
River Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of
the arrangements.
Trassia
"Tress" Mary Dorothy Mackenroth was born on
December 20, 1922 in Pickerd, N.D., the daughter of
Frank and Dorothy (Hulick) Mackenroth. She attended
school in Pickerd until she was 13 years old and
her family moved to Thief River Falls. Tress
graduated from Lincoln High School. Following
graduation, she was employed by Northwest Airlines
in Minneapolis.
On
September 15, 1944, Tress was united in marriage to
Donald Noel in Thief River Falls. The couple
resided in Thief River Falls their entire lives.
Tress worked at the Minnesota Employment Office
from July of 1964 to May of 1987. Donald died on
September 16, 1976.
Tress
was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she
did volunteer work in the office. In addition to
coordinating Trinity's Meals on Wheels volunteers,
she recruited other volunteers from the county to
help with program. In 1998, she was named one of
Pennington County's Outstanding Senior
Citizens.
She
enjoyed her flower and vegetable gardens and
especially spending time with her children,
grandchildren, great-grandchildren and
friends.
Tress
is survived by a daughter, Linda (Robert) Lawson of
Fargo, N.D.; two sons, Anthony (Barbara) Noel of
Thief River Falls and Jeffrey (Peggy) Noel of
Stephen; seven grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Severson of
Castro Valley, Calif. two stepbrothers, Lauris
Krogstad of Gonvick and Edward Krogstad in
California; and several nieces and
nephews.
She
was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; her
parents, Frank Mackenroth and Dorothy Mackenroth
Krogstad; and two brothers, Ed and
George.
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