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Alma
Wold, 92
Greenbush
- Alma Wold, 92, died on Wednesday, October 9,
2002 at the Greenbush Nursing Home.
Funeral
services were held on Sunday, October 13 in Oiland
Lutheran Church of rural Greenbush with Rev. LeRoy
Flickinger officiating. Donna Graff was the
organist and vocal music was provided by Darcy
Hasson and Chris Rhen. Casketbearers were Duane and
Dick Bessler, Wayne Wold, Daniel Debe II, Elmer
Dahl, Robert Robeck and Glenn Guldberg. Honorary
casketbearers were all of Alma's friends. Interment
was in Oiland Cemetery.
Alma
Christianson was born on April 4, 1910, the
daughter of Brede and Mathilda (Pederson)
Christianson in Pelican Rapids. As a preschooler,
she lived in Soler Township. Her mother died when
Alma was 14 and she helped raise her younger
brothers and sisters. She graduated from Greenbush
High School in 1928. In 1933, she was united in
marriage to Haakon Wold. The couple lived in Moose
Township where they were involved in constructing
homes. Haakon died in April of 1959. Alma continued
to live in the last home built by Haakon and worked
at various cooking jobs. She cooked at the Haug-Leo
School for three years and then was head cook at
the AFLC Bible School in Medicine Lake for seven
years.
For the
past ten years, she has resided at the Greenbush
Nursing Home. She had an avid interest in church
activities and was a long-time member of Oiland
Lutheran Church. She served as pianist and
president of the Ladies Aid for several years. She
also enjoyed quilting and crocheting.
Survivors
include seven children, Arlys (Glen) Bessler of
Williams, Harlan (Julie) of Anchorage, Alaska,
Darlene Honl of Cordova, Tenn., Marva Debe of
Anchorage, Alaska, Virginia (Glenn) Guldberg of
Hopkins, Shelley (Elmer) Dahl of Roseau, and Denise
(Robert) Robeck of Ramsey; 12 grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; three great
great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mabel Copeland
of Spring Hill, Kan., Oline Erickson of Greenbush,
Ruth Erickson of Roseau and Clarise (Leonard) Swart
of Badger; one sister-in-law, Myrtle Christianson
of Greenbush; and several nieces and
nephews.
Alma was
preceded in death by her parents; her husband,
Haakon; four brothers, Joe, Ben, Melvin and Rudy;
and one sister, Olava.
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