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Olga Odland

Feb. 15, 1928 – Oct. 21, 2018

Olga Odland, 90, of

Velva, ND, went home to

be with her Lord and Sa-

vior on Sunday, October

21, 2018 in a Minot hospi-

tal, with her family by her

side.

Olga Helene Lovro was

born on February 15,

1928, at her parents’ farm

by Bonetrail, ND, near

Grenora. She was the

youngest of five children

born to Hans and Oline

Lovro. Since both of her

parents had emigrated

from Norway, she spoke

only Norwegian when she

started country school in

the first grade. When she

was nine, the family

moved to a farm north of

Granville. After graduat-

ing from Granville High

School in 1946, Olga

worked at Union National

Bank in Minot. She mar-

ried Ingvald Odland on

May 22, 1947, at Bethany

Lutheran Church in

Minot. They farmed north

of Velva and raised three

children. In 1998, they

moved off the farm to a

home closer to Velva. In

May 2016, Olga became

resident of the Souris Val-

ley Care Center.

Olga was a dedicated

farm wife, mother and

homemaker. She enjoyed

teaching Sunday School

and leading Bible studies,

and was active in church

activities. Music was an

important part of her life.

When she was young, she

loved to sing and taught

herself to play the pump

organ and the guitar. She

later passed on her love of

music to her children.

She loved her family, be-

ing involved in the lives

of her children and

grandchildren and was

very supportive of each.

She was dearly loved

and will be deeply missed

by those who survive her:

her husband of 71 years,

Ingvald; two daughters,

Nancy Odland, Bismarck

and Mary Lou (Bill)

Niewoehner, Willow City;

one son, John (Mary) Od-

land, Velva; six grandchil-dren, Laura (Jared)

Wagner, Bismarck, Ellen

(John) Hagen, Fargo,

Karen Niewoehner,

Minot, Katie (Josh) Frueh,

Fargo, Joel (Dacie)

Niewoehner, Fargo and

Emily Odland, Fargo; one

great-grandson, Walter

Wagner, Bismarck; and

many nieces and

nephews.

Olga was preceded in

death by her parents; sis-

ters Mabel Hoff, Helga

Cross, and Alpha Hills;

and brother Justin Lovro.

Visitation: Friday, Oc-

tober 26, 2018, from 5 un-

til 7 pm at Thompson Lar-

son Funeral Home, Minot.

Funeral Service: Satur-

day, October 27, 2018 at

11 am at First Baptist

Church, Minot.

Burial: 2:00 pm at

Stenkjaer Cemetery, Sim-

coe, ND.

Memorials are preferred

to the First Baptist XYZ

Ministry or the Stenkjaer

cemetery fund.

Thompson Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.