Thief
River Falls - Lenna Ortloff, 91, died
Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at Villa St. Vincent
Nursing Home in Crookston.
A
memorial service will be held on Friday, November
30, at 2 p.m. at Green Funeral Home in Thief River
Falls with Rev. Galen Sylvester officiating. Burial
will be in Rux Cemetery in St.
Hilaire.
Lenna Irene Best was born on February 7, 1910 at
Cheyenne, Wy., the daughter of Hugh and Lucinda
(Newman) Best. When she was a young girl, she moved
with her family to the Thief River Falls area where
she attended a rural school.
On December 12, 1928, Lenna was united in marriage
to Henry Ortloff at St. Hilaire. The couple farmed
west of St. Hilaire, and Lenna worked at the Land
O'Lakes turkey processing plant. She also worked at
Inga's Cafe and later as a pastry cook at Dee's
Cafe. Henry died on February 29, 1988. Lenna moved
to Thief River Falls and resided there until 1995
when she moved to the Villa St. Vincent Nursing
Home in Crookston.
She enjoyed baking, cooking, working in her garden
and sewing.
Lenna is survived by three daughters, Helen (Hank)
Studt of Tucson, Ariz., Janice Lofberg of Gilby,
N.D. and Norrene (Tom) McClelland of Manhattan,
Mont.; a son, Chester (Carole) Ortloff of Tucson,
Ariz.; 19 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; a
great great-granddaughter; and a daughter-in-law,
Arlene Ortloff of Crookston.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in
death by a daughter, Ardith; a son, Orville; her
parents; a brother, William Best; and a sister,
Faye Hahner. A00003B2001NV28
