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Norris
Trontvet, 92
Thief
River Falls &endash; Norris Trontvet, 92, died
Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003, at Northwest Medical Center,
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
service will be held 
10:30
a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at the Evangelical
Free Church, Thief River Falls, with Reverend Jim
Howard officiating. Burial will be at Greenwood
Cemetery, Thief River Falls.
Visitation
will be 5 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2003, at the
Johnson Green Funeral Service, Thief River Falls,
with a 6:30 p.m. prayer service and for one hour
prior to services at the church on Wednesday.
Norris
I. Trontvet was born Jan. 13, 1911, at his parents
home in Star Township, Pennington County, the son
of Olaf and Gunda (Rensla) Trontvet. He attended
Cloverleaf Country School and Goodridge High
School.
Norris
and his brother, Gilbert, farmed the home place in
Erie, from 1938-1946. Then in 1946, he purchased
land northeast of Thief River Falls, where he
continued farming, doing the work he loved, until
his retirement in 1972.
On
November 9, 1941, Norris was united in marriage to
Dorothy Emma Eidelbes in a double wedding ceremony
with Norris' sister Janet and Orville Kveno.
Norris
was a member of the Evangelical Free Church and was
actively involved in the ministry of the church.
For Norris, the most important decision he made was
when he surrendered his life to Jesus Christ in
1948. His heart's desire was for his children,
grandchildren and great grandchildren to accept
Christ as their personal Savior and to live for
Jesus. Norris loved the outdoors, hunting and
fishing with family and friends. He was a skilled
carpenter and enjoyed woodworking.
Survivors
include wife, Dorothy, Thief River Falls; five
children, Ronald (Carolyn) Trontvet, Thief River
Falls, Darrel Trontvet, Buffalo, Naomi (Merv)
Sorenson, Maple Plain, Renae (John) Grams,
Stewartville, and Debra (Jon) Christopherson,
Monticello; several grandchildren and great
grandchildren; one brother Orville (Bobbie)
Trontvet, Grand Forks, N.D.; one sister Janet
(Orville) Kveno, Santa Barbara, Calif.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; grandson,
Chris Trontvet; sisters, Pearl Dalzell and Inga
Trontvet; brothers, Orvin and Gilbert Trontvet.
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