Esther
Thorssen, 97
Fosston
- Esther Thorssen, 97, died on Sunday, January
19, 2003 at First Care Nursing Home in
Fosston.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, January
24 at Lund Lutheran Church in Gully with Michael
Sletto officiating. Interment will be held in Salem
Lutheran Cemetery of rural Gully. Visitation will
be held for one hour prior to services at the
church on Friday.
Esther
Elizabeth Erickson was born on March 19, 1905, the
daughter of Andrew and Margaret (Person) Erickson
in Eden Township in rural Gully. She was confirmed
at Lund Lutheran Church in Gully. She attended
grade school in Gully, graduated from Bemidji High
School and attended Bemidji State Teachers'
College.
In
1933, she was united in marriage to Ernest Thorssen
in Fosston. Esther was a long-time resident of the
Gully area and was a faithful worker at Salem
Lutheran Church until its closing. She then became
a member of Lund Lutheran Church, where she was
active in the Ladies' Aid. She enjoyed making
lefse.
Survivors
include her daughter, Eunice (David) McConaughy of
Rolling Hills Estate, Calif.; five grandchildren;
five great-grandchildren; a daughter-in-law,
Patricia Thorssen of Gully; and many nieces and
friends.
Esther
was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest; a
son, Elliot; one granddaughter; and her
parents.
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