Nora
Rokke, 94
Karlstad
- Nora Rokke, 94, formerly of West Valley
Township in Marshall County, died Wednesday, May 1,
2002 at Karlstad Healthcare Center in Karlstad.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on
Tuesday, May 7, at Bethania Free Lutheran Church in
Newfolden with Rev. Phil Rokke officiating. Orpha
Schaffhauser was the organist, and Eunice
Waterworth was the soloist. Rev. Dennis Gray was
the scripture reader. Casketbearers were Jeffrey
Bring, Michael Bring, Gerald Hanson, Philip
Waterworth, Howard Rokke, and Eldor Westman.
Interment was in Bethania Cemetery in Marsh Grove
Township of Marshall County with Green Funeral Home
of Thief River Falls in charge of the arrangements.
Nora
Karine Rokke was born on March 12, 1908 in West
Valley Township of Marshall County, the daughter of
Adolf Severin and Martha (Hjelle) Rokke. She was
baptized on April 19, 1908 and confirmed on October
1, 1922 at Bethania Lutheran Church. She attended
West Valley School District 52 and Strandquist High
School in 1926. Nora also attended Northstar
College in Warren, receiving a high school diploma
in 1928. After completing college, she returned to
the family farm to help her dad and brothers. Her
mother had died when Nora was 10 years old.
She
was an active member of Bethania Lutheran Church
where she served as Ladies Aid president and taught
Sunday school. In 1982, she was named Marshall
County Outstanding Senior Citizen.
Nora
enjoyed gardening, flowers, and needlepoint.
Survivors
include an aunt, six nieces and nephews, 17 great
nieces and great nephews, eight great great-nieces
and great great-nephews, several cousins, and a
sister-in-law.
Preceding
Nora in death were her parents; four brothers,
Arnold, Edgar, Olger, and Einar; a niece; and a
sister-in-law. A00003B2002MY08
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