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Gilbert
Trontvet, 82
Thief
River Falls - Gilbert Trontvet, 82, died
Saturday, April 6, 2002 at Oakland Park Nursing
Home in Thief River Falls.
A
funeral service will be held on 
Thursday,
April 11, at 10:30 a.m. at the Evangelical Free
Church in Thief River Falls with Rev. Jim Howard
officiating. Carolyn Trontvet will be the organist.
Special music will be provided by the Berean Band
and granddaughter Amy Ryan on the saxophone.
Casketbearers will include grandsons Scott Wessell,
Seth Tveiten, Ronald Erickson Jr., Phillip
Trontvet, Gilbert Trontvet, Erick Trontvet, Daniel
Hamon, and Randy Ryan. Interment will be in
Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls.
Visitation
will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer
service today (Wednesday, April 10) at Green
Funeral Home in Thief River Falls. Visitation will
also be held for one hour prior to services at the
church.
Gilbert
Elmer Trontvet was born on September 23, 1919 at
his parents' home in Star Township of Pennington
County, the son of Olaf and Gunda (Rensla)
Trontvet. He was baptized and confirmed at Eklund
Lutheran Church in Goodridge and attended
Cloverleaf Country School near Goodridge. Gilbert
and his brother, Norris, farmed together and
relocating to a farm northeast of Thief River Falls
in 1944.
On
November 28, 1952, Gilbert was united in marriage
to Clarice Mae Skyberg at the Evangelical Free
Church in Thief River Falls. In 1953, the couple
purchased their dairy farm where they farmed and
raised their family until retirement. Clarice died
on September 22, 2001. Since December of 2001,
Gilbert had resided with his son, Dan and Dan's
wife, Janeece, until moving to Oakland Park Nursing
Home on April 5.
Gilbert
was a member of The Evangelical Free Church,
serving on the church board. He also served as
supervisor of North Township for 19
years.
He
enjoyed hunting with his family, farming, buying
and selling livestock, and especially visiting with
family and friends.
Gilbert
is survived by four daughters, Glenda (Joe) Wessel
of Thief River Falls, Carolyn (Ronald) Erickson of
Greenwell Springs, La., Rachel (Gary) Tveiten of
Thief River Falls, and Phyllis (Stuart) Richie of
New Hope; three sons, David (Tami) Trontvet and
Daniel (Janeece) Trontvet, both of Thief River
Falls, and James Trontvet of Hopkins; 18
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two
brothers, Norris (Dorothy) Trontvet of Thief River
Falls and Orville (Bobbie) Trontvet of Grand Forks,
N.D.; a sister, Janet (Orville) Kveno of Santa
Barbara, Calif.; and many nieces and
nephews.
In
addition to his wife, Gilbert was preceded in death
by his parents; two sisters, Pearl Dalzell and Inga
Trontvet; and a brother, Orvin Trontvet.
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