Nina
Winjum, 95
Odessa,
Texas - Nina Winjum, 95, died Thursday, January
31, 2002 at the Hospice House in Odessa,
Texas.
A
memorial service was held Saturday, February 9, at
First Presbyterian Church in Odessa. Burial will
take place at a later date in Greenwood Cemetery in
Thief River Falls. Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Homes is
in charge of the arrangement.
Nina
Lenora Langlie was born on April 16, 1906 in
Pelican Rapids, the daughter of Gunnleig and
Antonette Langlie. After graduating from Pelican
High School, she earned a teaching certificate from
Moorhead State College.
While
teaching school in Middle River, Nina met and later
married James Winjum on June 11, 1931. The couple
moved to Thief River Falls where James owned Hartz
Supermarket until his death in 1963. Nina remained
in Thief River Falls until 1994 when she moved to
Odessa, Texas.
In
Thief River Falls, Nina was an active member of
Zion Lutheran Church and Northwest Medical Center
Auxiliary.
Survivors
include a son, James (Kathleen) Winjum of Pelican
Rapids; a daughter, Diane (John) Cunningham of
Odessa, Texas; five grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and
nephews.
Nina
was preceded in death by her husband, parents, six
sisters, four brothers, and one grandson.
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