Jennie
Strom, 77
Strathcona
- Jennie A. Strom, 77, died Monday, July 16,
2001 at her home in Strathcona.
Funeral
services were held on Thursday, July 19, at 11 a.m.
at Eidsvold Lutheran Church at Halma with Jennie's
nephew, Rev. Donald F. Peterson of Battle Lake
officiating. Music was provided by organist Kirstin
Olson and vocalists Tina Westman and Chelsea
Hassel. Casketbearers were grandsons Scott Moser,
Jeff and Troy Hassel, Bruce Knutson and David
Zolondek and nephew Joey Wojciechowski. Interment
was in Eidsvold Lutheran Cemetery at Halma with
Gieseke Funeral Chapel of Greenbush in charge of
the arrangements.
Jennie
A. Carlson was born on December 27, 1923 in
Warroad, the daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Steel)
Carlson.
On
April 10, 1946, she married Paul W. Hassel at
Roseau. The couple made their home in Warroad where
Jennie was a homemaker and worked as a cook at Lu-J
Cafe for several years. Paul died on May 2,
1960.
On
August 25, 1964, Jennie married Clarence Strom in
Thief River Falls. The couple lived at Halma, and
Jennie worked as a cook at the nursing home in
Karlstad. Clarence Strom died on February 20,
1993.
Jennie
is survived by four daughters, Shirley (Eugene)
Moser of Red Lake Falls, Wanda (James) Westman of
Strathcona, Mary Jo (Wayne) Knutson and Ann Marie
Fox, both of Warroad; two sons, Walter (Karen)
Hassel of Roosevelt and Clarence "Skip" Strom of
Halma; two brothers, Joseph Carlson of Warroad and
Bennie (Ione) Carlson of Roosevelt; a sister,
Bessie Markov of Warroad; 11 grandchildren; 17
great-grandchildren; and many nieces and
nephews.
In
addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death
by her parents; four sisters, Clara, Edna, Abby and
Dorothy; and a brother, Frank. A00003B2001JL25
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