Bonnie
Roisland, 70
Oklee
- Bonnie Roisland, 70, died on Thursday, August
8, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services were held on 
Monday,
August 12 at St. Francis Xavier Church in Oklee
with Father John Kleinwachter officiating.
Casketbearers were Bonnie's grandchildren.
Interment was in St. Francis Xavier Catholic
Cemetery in Oklee.
Bonnie
Jean Hince was born on May 15, 1932, the daughter
of Elmer and Marie (Wicks) Hince on the family farm
in Equality Township near Oklee. She was the first
child to be baptized into the Catholic faith by
Father Keogh Patnode. She was also confirmed in the
Catholic faith. Bonnie grew up and attended Oklee
High School.
On
September 23, 1950, Bonnie married Ernest Roisland
in Thief River Falls. She held various jobs in
Grand Forks, N.D. and was a hard worker all her
life. Bonnie returned to Oklee in 1969. She worked
for Inter County for several years in a variety of
places, including Oklee School.
Bonnie
loved spending time with her grandchildren and
great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed flowers,
reading, bird watching, traveling, riding in R.T.'s
truck and movies.
Survivors
include five children, Liane (Bruce) Barton of
Fergus Falls, Kerry (Carol) Roisland of Grand
Forks, N.D., Jan (Ron) Skallet of Thief River
Falls, Vicky (Loren) Vettleson of Trail and Kevin
(Linda) Roisland of Oklee; 13 grandchildren; ten
great-grandchildren; four sisters, Sherry (Dave)
Kankel of Red Lake Falls, Kathy (Bill) McDonald of
Karlstad, Mary Lou (Rudy) Gunderson of Newfolden
and Jean (Les) Lien of Gonvick; a brother, Don
(Ericka) Hince of Bayreuth, Germany; and many
nieces and nephews.
Bonnie
was preceded in death by her parents; a sister,
Margaret Hince; and brother, Robert
Hince.
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