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Bernard
Wold, 88
Thief
River Falls - Bernard Wold, 88, died Tuesday,
April 30, 2002 at the CNC Unit of Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday,
May 6, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Thief River
Falls with Rev. Arlen Hermodson officiating. Joyce
Halbasch was the organist, and Alissa Reierson was
the soloist. Reader was Vanessa Kehren.
Casketbearers were Karl Kehren, Roger Reierson,
Darryl Hendrickson, Mike Bell, Andy Reierson, Jim
Veerkamp, Brian Goede, and David Hoefer. Military
honors were accorded by Thief River Falls
Ecklund-Holmstrom American Legion Post 117 and
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2793. Interment was
in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls with
Green Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Bernard
Jerome Wold was born on March 11, 1914 in Trail,
the son of Adolph Joseph and Octavia (Bredeson)
Wold. He grew up and attended a rural school near
Thief River Falls. Bernard farmed before entering
the service. He was as a medical technician in the
U.S. Army from May of 1942 until his honorable
discharge in January of 1946, serving in New Guinea
and the Philippines.
On
June 19, 1947, Bernard was united in marriage to
Dorothy Valerie Wood in Thief River Falls. After
leaving the military, Bernard became a partner in
Shumway and Wold Oil Company. After his retirement
in 1979, he took on additional careers, picking up
and delivering parts for Alvin Wold and planting
Chet Wood's garden.
Bernard
was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church,
Ecklund-Holmstrom American Legion Post 117, and a
lifetime member and past president of Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 2793.
He
enjoyed woodworking, gardening, drives in the
country, playing solitaire, children, and
especially, spending time with his family.
Bernard
is survived by his wife, Dorothy; six daughters,
Janis Carpenter of Thief River Falls, Peggy Jo
Wagner of Hastings, Arlene (Roger) Reierson of
Moorhead, Valerie (Darryl) Hendrickson of
Minneapolis, Kim (Mike) Bell of Tacoma, Wash. And
Carol Wheeler of Winona; 10 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; two special nieces; two
brothers, Alvin and Virgil (Dorothy) Wold, both of
Thief River Falls; and a sister, Mildred Peterson
of Thief River Falls.
Preceding
him in death were two grandchildren, Rachel and Ben
Hendrickson; his parents; and three brothers,
Selmer, Frank, and Vernon.
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