HALVERSON, Thelma Inger (Hansen, Knutson) 1913-2004

HALVERSON, KNUTSON, HANSEN, SCHWEIGER, LEIFSON, KELLY

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 9/17/2014 at 22:09:52

[Obit calls her Thelma Halverson, but she is buried with her first husband, Tollef Knutson]

Funeral services for Thelma Halverson of New Hampton were held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 17 at the Jerico Lutheran Church in Jerico with Pastor Kent Dethlefsen officiating.

Interment was in Jerico Lutheran Church Cemetery in Jerico. Pallbearers were: Ryan Keating, Matthew Keating, Joseph Yared, Zachery Gangstad, Tyler Gangstad, Austin Gangstad, and Andrew Johnson. Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

Thelma, 91, died Sunday, November 14, 2004 at Mulders Health Care Facility in West Salem, WI.

Thelma Inger Halverson was born February 7, 1913 in a log home in rural Chickasaw County, the daughter of Otto and Hannah (Leifson) Hansen. She was baptized and confirmed into the Christian Faith at the Saude Lutheran Church. She received her education in rural country schools.

On July 30, 1930, she married Tollef Arthur Knutson They farmed in Chickasaw and Howard Counties. Thelma enjoyed crocheting, cooking, and baking.

Thelma was active in the Jerico Lutheran Church Aid and helped with many church dinners there. Tollef died on February 18, 1969. On April 18, 1970 she married James Lowell Halverson who later died on May 25, 1989. Thelma moved off the family farm in 1991, moved to New Hampton where she lived until 1999, then she went to live with her daughter in West Salem, WI and lived there until March 3, 2004 when she became a resident of Mulders Health Care Facility.

She is survived by one daughter, Hazel Schweiger of West Salem; four grandchildren; two step grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; six step great-grandchildren; one sister, Hilda Kelly of New Hampton.

Thelma was preceded in death by her husbands Tollef and James; her parents; her step father: Martin Borlaug; one brother: Dorius; and one sister: Inger in infancy.

[NCIGS Obituary Archive, Cresco Times-Plain Dealer, November 2004]