Lena (Blaness) MORLAND

BLANESS, MORLAND, VINNECE, HOVDESVEN, FRANK, SIEVERS, VINNENCE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/9/2013 at 11:27:14

April 5, 1892 --- February 20, 1979

Lena Morland was born April 5, 1892, in Norway to parents Anders and Ingeborg Blaness. She was baptized and confirmed in Norway and came to the U. S. in 1910. She lived and worked in the Gary, South Dakota area for a time, then moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa. She married Nels Morland on March 29, 1916, at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Fort Dodge, lowa. They then moved to the Clarkfield, Minnesota area where she spent the rest of her life. She lived an active life up until the time of her death. She passed away February 20, 1979 at the age of 86 years.

This union was blessed with six children, four daughters and two sons. Surviving are her husband, Nels; Mrs. Floyd (Eleanor) Hovdesven of Cottonwood, Minnesota; Arden Morland of Clarkfield, Minnesota; Mrs. Bruce (Norma) Frank of Le Sueur, Minnesota; Mrs. Harold (Delores) Sievers of Los Alamitos, California; Harry E. Morland of Marshall, Minnesota; son-in-law, Ralph Frank of Minneapolis, Minnesota; twenty-three grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Anna Vinnece of Humboldt, Iowa; and two sisters in Norway. She was preceded in death by daughter, Gladys Frank; parents, one sister and one brother. Lena will be sadly missed by her family. Blessed be her memory.

IN MEMORY OF
MRS. NELS (LENA) MORLAND

Born April 5, 1892 ~ Passed Away February 20, 1979

Funeral Services
Saturday, February 24, 1979, 10:30 a.m.
Clarkfield Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota

Officiating, Rev. Gordon Trelstad

Organist, Mrs. Karen Donner

Soloist, Mr. Loren Norgaard

Casket Bearers
Steven Frank ~ Dennis Morland
Tom Frank ~ Michael Morland
John Hovdesven ~ Tom Sievers

Final Resting Place
Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery
Clarkfield, Minnesota

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