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Gladys
Walseth, 81
Thief
River Falls - Gladys Walseth, 81, died Friday,
March 30, 2001 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief
River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 2 
p.m.
on Tuesday, April 3, at the United Methodist Church
in Thief River Falls with Rev. Terri Cuppett
officiating. Barb Hauger was the organist, and
special music was provided by granddaughter Brandi
Ose, Jerry Stormo and Al Walseth, and the Walseth
family. Casketbearers were all of Gladys' children.
Honorary casketbearers included her grandchildren,
great-grandchildren and friends. Interment was in
St. Hilaire Community Cemetery with Green Funeral
Home of Thief River Falls in charge of the
arrangements.
Gladys
Josephine Skalet was born on May 8, 1919 at home in
Mayfield township of Red Lake county, the daughter
of Arthur and Lena (Warstad) Skalet. She was
confirmed at Ebenezer Church and attended Peppy-Inn
Country School, District 60 in Mayfield
township.
On
September 7, 1940, Gladys was united in marriage to
Harold Walseth in St. Hilaire. The couple settled
east of St. Hilaire on the Walseth family farm. In
1957, they moved to another place east of St.
Hilaire, and in 1959, the couple moved to a farm
northeast of Thief River Falls in North township.
Harold and Gladys moved into Thief River Falls in
1972. Harold died on August 12, 1980.
In
addition to raising her family and continuing to
care for her children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren, Gladys enjoyed flower gardens,
bingo, dancing, crocheting and music.
She
was a member of the Eagles Auxiliary and Calvary
Lutheran Church of St. Hilaire.
Gladys
is survived by four daughters, Marie (George) Owens
of Angus, Jane (Paul) O'Gorman of Hopkins, Karen
(Roger) Hruby of Goodridge and Annette "Chickie"
(Gary) Peterson of Thief River Falls; seven sons,
Roy (Barb) of Sheridan, Wy., and Al (Eileen), Ed
(Mary), Lee (Hollie), Wally (Mary), Lyle (Arlene)
and Scott (Lori Ann), all of Thief River Falls; 38
grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; five
sisters, Tillie Haugen of Sheridan, Wy., Helen
Sampley of Thief River Falls, Stella (Edwin)
Halvorson of Trail and Myrtle Skalet and Muriel
Skalet, both of Red Lake Falls.
She
was preceded in death by her husband; parents; a
son, Vernon in 1972; a brother, Alton Skallet;
asister, Selma Peterson; a granddaughter, Bonita
Owens; and special friend, Garfield Iverson.
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