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Genevieve
Ring, 83
Thief
River Falls - Genevieve Ring, 83, died on
Thursday, October 31, 2002 at Pioneer Memorial Home
in Erskine.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, November 3 at
Johnson-Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls
with Rev. David Pretty officiating. Ida Nordvall
was the organist and Lindsay Johnson was the
soloist. Special music included "In The Garden."
Casketbearers were Kent Wagner, Kurt Wagner, Ken
Wagner, Ray Wagner, James Olson and Patrick Klein.
Interment was in Geneva Cemetery in Alexandria on
Monday, November 4.
Genevieve
K. Erickson was born on November 12, 1918, the
daughter of Gust and Christine (Severson) Erickson
in Alexandria. She lived in Nelson where she
attended elementary school. She graduated form
Alexandria High School. Genevieve was baptized into
the Lutheran faith in 1984 at Nazareth Lutheran
Church in Holt. She worked as a caterer with her
sister, Lorraine, and also managed her father's
grocery store in Nelson in 1953. Genevieve worked
at Midway Hospital in St. Paul as a nurses aid
until 1982. On July 1, 1982, she was united in
marriage to Lawrence Ring in Alexandria. The couple
made their home in Thief River Falls. Genevieve
moved into Pioneer Memorial Care Center in Erskine
in September, 2002. She enjoyed writing letters,
baking, fishing and loved to visit and have coffee
with her friends and neighbors.
Survivors
include her husband, Lawrence of Thief River Falls;
one sister, Mary Ann Anderson of Cambridge;
sisters-in-law, Eleanor Erickson, Erma Erickson and
Kathy Erickson, all of Alexandria, and Jane (Byron)
Sagmoen of Thief River Falls; and several nieces
and nephews.
Genevieve
was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters,
Mildred and Lorraine; and three brothers, Clarence,
Vernon and Gordon.
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