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Arvid
Rongen, 69
 Westport,
Wash. - Arvid Luther Rongen, 69, formerly of
Thief River Falls, died on Thursday, October 10,
2002 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks,
N.D.
Funeral
services were held on Monday, October 14 at the
Little Norway Lutheran Church in Fertile. Interment
was in Little Norway Lutheran Church Cemetery in
Fertile.
Arvid was
born on September 16, 1933, the son of Arthur and
Hilma (Gredvig) Rongen in Garfield Township, rural
Fertile. He was baptized and confirmed at Little
Norway Lutheran Church. He attended Lone Oak Rural
School before graduating from Fertile High School
in 1951. On June 4, 1953, he entered the United
States Army. Arvid was discharged on May 3, 1955.
On September 1, 1957, he was married to Beverly
Hornseth in Thief River Falls. The couple moved to
Minneapolis until 1959. Arvid then took a job with
Bridgeman's Refrigeration Company in Thief River
Falls. In 1967, they moved to Federal Way, Wash.,
where Arvid worked for Boeing and later, for
Weyerhaeuser. He retired in 1990. During the winter
months, they lived in Hope, Ariz. The couple moved
to Westport, Wash. in 1999.
Survivors
include his wife, Beverly of Westport, Wash.;
children, Shannah Rongen (Sean Fromhold) of
Puyallup, Wash., Peder (Teri) of Tacoma, Wash. and
Kristoffer (Kecia) of Olympia, Wash.; two sisters,
Marlys Lee of Portland, N.D. and Judy (Marlyn)
Sandness of Fertile; one grandchild; and several
nieces and nephews.
Arvid was
preceded in death by his parents and two brothers,
Charles and Douglas.
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