Obituaries from the week of Nov. 2, 2011
Dorothy Frisvold, 73
Dorothy Frisvold age 73 of
Garvin, MN died Friday, October 28, 2011 at Sanford-Sioux Valley Medical Center
in Sioux Falls, SD. Services were
held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 31, 2011 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in
Balaton, MN. Interment was
in the Bethel Cemetery. The Almlie
Funeral Home of Tracy handled the arrangements. Online condolences may be placed at www.almliefh.com
Dorothy Marie Frisvold was
born June 17, 1938 to Kermit and Minnie (Klein) Pagel in the Tracy Hospital in
Tracy, MN, Lyon County. She was
baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Her family moved to the Dodge Center, MN area then to
Ruthton, MN and settled near Garvin, MN. She graduated from Ruthton High School
in 1957. Dorothy then attended
secretarial school in Minneapolis, MN and shortly after completing her degree,
she moved to Washington D. C.
On September 26, 1959 Dorothy
married Edward Bethune in Washington D. C., where they made their home. She
worked as a secretary for the U. S. Military and also several positions within
the District of Columbia. She
moved back to Garvin in the early 1960’s and on November 14, 1965 Dorothy
married Marlin Frisvold at the Garvin Congregational Church. They lived near Garvin on a farm for
several years before moving into Garvin in 1968. In June of 1975 Dorothy went to work for SSU in Marshall, MN
as a secretary in the Social Science Department until her retirement in
November of 2002.
She was a member of St.
Peter’s Lutheran Church in Balaton, and the Genealogy Club. Dorothy enjoyed reading, clipping
newspaper articles, canning and spending time with her family, especially her
grandchildren.
On Friday, October 28, 2011
Dorothy died, surrounded by her loving family, at the Sanford-Sioux Valley
Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 73.
Dorothy is survived by her
husband, Marlin Frisvold of Garvin, MN; three sons, Michael Bethune, Donald
Bethune and Dale (Mary Kay) Frisvold, all of Garvin, MN; two daughters, Marlene
(Jeff) Miller of Garvin, MN and Suzanne (fiancé, Kent Burch) Frisvold of
Marshall, MN; three grandchildren, John Frisvold, Kathrine and Jessica Miller;
one brother, John (Bonnie) Pagel of Jamestown, ND; nieces, nephews and friends.
Her parents, Kermit and Minnie
Pagel, one infant brother and one infant sister preceded her in death.
Arlene Lewis. 94
Arlene Lewis, age 94, of
Yankton, SD passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at Avera Sister James Care
Center in Yankton. Funeral services were held on Friday, October 28 at
the Walnut Grove Methodist Church. Interment was in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Online
condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral
Service - Walnut Grove Funeral Home assisted the family with
arrangements.
Arlene Elizabeth Lewis was
born April 9, 1917, to Frank and Hattie (McCollister) Beebout in Columbia,
Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed in the Presbyterian faith. In
1920 her family moved to the Milroy, MN, area where she later attended country
school and Milroy Public School.
On October 1, 1935, Arlene
married Lloyd Lewis in Redwood Falls. They made their home on a farm
south of Milroy. After moving to another farm farther south of Milroy and
living there for several years, they bought a farm in 1948 south of Walnut
Grove. In 1990 they
sold the farm and moved into Walnut Grove. Lloyd died on January 16,
1995. Arlene continued to live there until 2003 when she moved to
Yankton, South Dakota, to live closer to her sons.
For many years, Arlene was
employed as a nurse at the Tracy Hospital.
She is survived by her son,
Donald (Linda) of Yankton, daughter Muriel (Ed) Cunningham of Cincinnati,
granddaughter Kirsten of Covington, Kentucky, as well as many nieces and
nephews.
Arlene was preceded in death
by her husband, Lloyd; her parents; one son, Kenneth, one sister, Maxine, and
three brothers, Clint, Cleve, and Chester.
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