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Orville
Schey, 82
Thief
River Falls - Orville Schey, 82, died on
Sunday, July 21, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 1:30 
p.m.
on Thursday, July 25 at Faith Lutheran Brethren
Church in Thief River Falls, with Rev. George Davis
officiating. The organist will be Leanore Johnsen
and Janice Ramsey will provide vocal selections.
Casketbearers will be Michael Rood, Ronald
Anderson, Philip Anderson, Keith Olson, Dean Olson,
and Joel Borsvold. Interment will be in the
Karlstad Cemetery. Visitation will also be held for
one hour prior to services at the
church.
Orville
Lynn Schey was born to Henry and Emma (Bengtson)
Schey on March 29, 1920 near Argyle in Alma
Township, Marshall County. He attended Schey
Country School near Argyle and Strandquist High
School. On December 22, 1944, he entered the United
States Navy. While in the Navy, Orville received
the American Area Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Area
Ribbon and the World War II Victory Ribbon. He was
honorably discharged on June 15, 1946.
Orville
married Leonilla Anderson-Nelson on March 26, 1977
in St. Paul. He farmed on the Schey family farm,
worked as a machinist at the Allis Chalmers Company
in West Allis, Wisc., Minneapolis Moline Company in
Minneapolis and Union Brass Faucet Company in St.
Paul until his retirement in 1984. He was then
self-employed as a handyman until last year.
Orville
enjoyed working around the house, working in the
yard and traveling. He was a life member of the VFW
Everett-McClay Post 1296 in Minneapolis.
Survivors
include his wife, Leonilla, Thief River Falls;
seven sisters, Hazel Anderson, Tioga, N.D., Ethel
McWhirter, Bloomington, Harriet Olson, Richfield,
Verna (Dewey) Rood, Thief River Falls, Deloris
Linder, Strathcona, Doris (Albert) Olson, Langdon,
N.D., and Beverly (Gordon) Borsvold, Strandquist;
an uncle; and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
He
was preceded in death by his parents, four
brothers-in-law and two nephews.
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