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Orlene
Reed, 83
Thief
River Falls - Orlene Reed, 83, died on
Saturday, November 30, 2002 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on Tuesday, December 3 at
Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with
Rev. Tim Bauer officiating. Ida Nordvall was the
organist and Brenda Marben was the soloist.
Casketbearers were Orlene's grandsons, Mark
Peterson, Brian Peterson, Scott Peterson, Fred
Malone, Jason Velasquez, Steven Velasquez and Ben
Owen. Honorary friends were the Class of 1938 Lunch
Gals, Yvonne Bredeson, Ardy Mattson, Alice Geske,
Myrtle Waltonen, Jeanette Arhart, Lil Holmstrom,
Ida Wells and Orlanda Kompelien.
Orlene
Clarice Hagglund was born on Septemer 1, 1919, the
daughter of Charles and Bertha (Skiple) Hagglund in
Dugdale. She was baptized and confirmed into the
Lutheran faith in Holt. She grew up and attended
school in Holt and graduated from Lincoln High
School in 1938. After high school, Orlene worked at
the Palm Garden Café in Thief River Falls,
where she met her future husband, John G.
Reed.
On March
4, 1939, the couple was married at Nazareth
Lutheran Church in Holt. They lived and raised
their family in Holt from 1940 to 1957. In 1957,
the family moved to Thief River Falls. Orlene
worked at Oakland Park Nursing Home as a nurse's
aide for 26 years until she retired at age 73. She
enjoyed being a member of Trinity Lutheran Church,
the Trainman's Auxiliary, her Woman's Club, Ladies
Aid and the Class of 1938 Lunch Gals. She was also
a Cub Scout Leader. Orlene was an avid reader and
loved music. She enjoyed spending time with her
family.
Survivors
include her daughters, Joan Peterson of Middle
River, Diane (Mike) Poole of Hackensack, Carol
(Joe) Velasquez of Minneapolis and Ruth (Jerry)
Owen of Thief River Falls; a son, Grant of Thief
River Falls; 18 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Orlene
was preceded in death by her husband, John; a
daughter, Jacqueline; a granddaughter; sisters,
Mabel and Ida; brothers, Oscar, Elmer, Ben and
Irven; and her parents. A00003B2002DC04
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