Dorothy
Poolman, 88
Thief
River Falls - Dorothy Poolman, 88, died
Saturday, April 14, 2001 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 10 
a.m. on
Thursday, April 19, 2001 at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Thief River Falls with Rev. Tim Bauer
officiating. Ida Nordvall will be the organist, and
the soloist will be Phyllis Nowacki. Casketbearers
will be Don Kilfoyl, Jerry Kilfoyl, Bob Toussiant,
Doug Lafond, Don Holy and Kenny Poolman. Burial
will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls.
Visitation
will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today (Wednesday,
April 18) at Green Funeral Home and for one hour
prior to services at the church
Thursday.
Dorothy
Ann Erickson was born on April 30, 1912 in Thief
River Falls, the daughter of Ben and Louise
(Lonson) Erickson. She was baptized and confirmed
at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls.
Dorothy attended school in Thief River Falls and
graduated from Lincoln High School.
On
October 6, 1941, she was united in marriage to
Francis Edward Poolman at Crookston. The couple
farmed near Grygla and moved to Thief River Falls
in 1948. Dorothy lived at Valley Home for a time
before moving to Oakland Park Nursing Home where
she had since resided.
She was
an active member of the Eagles Auxiliary and
enjoyed playing cards and shopping.
Dorothy
is survived by a son, Robert "Butch" (Susan)
Poolman of Pelican Rapids; three grandchildren; and
five great-grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by her parents; husband; a
daughter, Mary Lehr; three sisters, Marion Lochett,
Sonja Dempster and Beatrice Erickson; and two
brothers, Robert Erickson and Alvin
Erickson.
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