Henry
Opdahl, 82
Hardin,
Mont. - Henry N. Opdahl, 82, died Tuesday,
April 23, 2002 at Big Horn County Memorial Hospital
in Hardin, Mont.
Funeral
services will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday,
May 1) at Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls
with Rev. Donald Kirchner officiating. Elaine Idso
will be the organist. Henry's grandchildren will
serve as casketbearers. Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery at St. Hilaire.
Visitation
will be held for one hour prior to services.
Henry
Norman Opdahl was born on December 15, 1919 in
Lisbon, N.D., the son of Nels and Lottie (Johnson)
Opdahl.
Henry
farmed in the Warren area and worked at the
Alvarado Elevator. In 1950, he moved to a farm near
St. Hilaire, and he worked as a mechanic at Foss
Garage. He also hauled grain, pulpwood, and gravel,
worked as a mechanic for Pennington County, and
enjoyed doing mechanical work and fieldwork for
neighboring farmers. In 1991, he sold his farm and
moved to Hardin, Mont.
Henry
enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle,
snowmobiling, and playing rummy and checkers with
his grandchildren.
Survivors
include five sons, Duane (Corine) Opdahl of Thief
River Falls, Norman (Karen) Opdahl of Middle River,
Tom (Kathy) Opdahl of Apple Valley, David Opdahl of
Tomahawk, Wisc., and Jim (Linda) Opdahl of Chisago
City; five daughters, Margaret (Danny) Larson, Mary
(Curt) Thompson, Kathy (friend Kevin) Opdahl, and
Judy (friend Larry) Opdahl, all of Thief River
Falls, and Nancy Opdahl of Tomahawk, Wisc.; 20
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a brother,
Don (Lolly) Opdahl of International Falls; a
sister, Florence (Don) Kotrba of East Grand Forks;
and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding
Henry in death were his parents and two brothers,
Floyd and Melvin. A00003B2002MY01
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