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June
Scholin, 76
Thief
River Falls - June Scholin, 76, died Wednesday,
February 20, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on 
Saturday,
February 23, 2002 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in
Thief River Falls with Rev. Galen Sylvester
officiating. Joyce Halbasch was the organist, and
Vanessa Anderson was the soloist. Casketbearers
were Robbie Finstad, Deb Waterworth, Cletus Brown,
Martha Bjorgaard, Sheila Winstead, and Tony Rader.
Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
June
Lorraine Nelson was born on June 14, 1925 in Salol,
the daughter of Victor and Tilda (Brandrud) Nelson.
She was baptized and confirmed at Oak Ridge
Lutheran Church in Pennington County. June was
raised in the Thief River Falls area where she
attended school and graduated from Lincoln High
School in 1943. After graduation, she attended
teachers' training and taught at Daisy Dale School
and Netland School in Rocksbury
Township.
On
July 21, 1946, June was united in marriage to
Vernon Scholin in Thief River Falls. The couple
resided in Thief River Falls, and June stopped
teaching for several years to raise their three
children. She eventually resumed her teaching
career, teaching at the rural Skallet School,
Viking School in Viking, and St. Bernard's, Knox,
and Washington schools in Thief River Falls. She
taught remedial reading. She officially retired
from Washington School in 1987 and then taught
Adult Basic Education. Vernon died on November 13,
2001.
June
was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church where she
was active in Cursillo.
June
and Vernon enjoyed traveling, going to Belgium,
North and South Carolina, Texas, Mexico, and
Yellowstone National Park. June also enjoyed
nature, walking her poodle, Woofer, visiting, and
spending time with her children, grandchildren,
brothers, and sisters.
Survivors
include two daughters, Rebecca (Smith) Danielson of
Hayesville, N.C. and Valerie (Jerry) Halverson of
Cheyenne, Wyo.; a son, Brian (Judy) Scholin of Pine
City; four grandchildren; a brother, Gene (Alice)
Nelson of Viking; three sisters, Betty Olson and
Marian Finstad, both of Thief River Falls, and
Phyllis (Willie) McGregor of Radium; and a
brother-in-law.
In
addition to her husband, June was preceded in death
by her parents; a brother, Jack Nelson; and a
sister, Kelly Flaten. A00003B2002FB27
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