Mollie
Ydstie, 90
Red
Lake Falls - Molly Ydstie, 90, died Monday,
March 12, 2001 at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Red
Lake Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 15,
at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer with Rev.
Robert Paulson officiating. Dawn Halvorson was the
organist, and Cecil Malme was the soloist.
Casketbearers were Goodwin Kvasager, Merlin
Carlson, Larry Ulrich, Ralph Snobeck, Bob Wilson
and Roy Quick. Interment was in Emardville Cemetery
at Plummer. Johnson Funeral Service of Red Lake
Falls was in charge of the arrangements.
Molly
Thorene Bakke was born on November 29, 1910 near
Gonvick, the daughter of Ole and Gunhild (Audelid)
Bakke. She grew up in the area and attended country
school at Engelstad School House and Pleasant View
District 9.
In
December of 1935, Molly was united in marriage to
Waldemar Ydstie in North Dakota. The couple farmed
his family's farm near Red Lake Falls. Molly worked
at Hillcrest Nursing Home for 22 years until her
retirement. Following retirement, she moved to her
daughter's farm and lived there for 15 years before
moving to Hillcrest Nursing Home where she had
resided for the past four years.
Molly
was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Plummer.
She
enjoyed flowers and music, playing several
instruments. She also enjoyed embroidery,
needlepoint, animals, cooking and especially
spending time with her family.
Molly
is survived by two daughters, Mavis (Gary) Grove of
Red Lake Falls and Cherie Sabo of Glyndon; six
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and
several cousins.
She
was preceded in death by her husband; parents; four
brothers, Otto, Hans, Jon and Eilev; and a
grandson, Daniel.
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