Elaine Hetland
Oct. 13, 1931-May 15, 2019
Elaine L. Hetland, age
87, resident of Dahlen,
ND, formerly of Deering,
ND, died Wednesday,
May 15, 2019 at Altru
Hospital in Grand Forks.
Elaine LaVonne Brue
was born October 13,
1931 near Fertile, IA, the
daughter of Millerd and
Manda (Holstad) Brue.
She was raised on a farm
near Buffalo Center and
was confirmed at Linden
Lutheran Church on Oc-
tober 13, 1946.
She graduated from
Buffalo Center High
School in 1949, and from
Iowa Lutheran School of
Nursing in 1952. She
corresponded with a lone-
ly U.S. soldier serving in
Korea for 2 years and mar-
ried Herbert Osterholtz on
January 10, 1954 in Des
Moines, IA. They were
blessed with 2 children,
Mark and Dee Ann. Her-
bert passed away March
29, 1960.
Elaine married Arthur
Hetland of Deering, ND,
on June 10, 1962 at the
Little Brown Church in
the Vale, Nashua, IA.
They farmed near Deering
until Arthur’s passing on
January 1, 2001. She then
moved to Dahlen in
March of 2001 to live with
Dee Ann & Terry to care
for her grandchildren,
John and Marit, and also
to help with the Ellingson
farm and household until
her passing.
She enjoyed birdwatch-ing, gardening, and living
a life of strong faith. She
loved her family and was
a lifelong caregiver.
Family: Elaine will be
deeply missed by her 2
children, Mark (Karol)
Hetland of Prior Lake, MN
and Dee Ann (Terry) El-
lingson of Dahlen; 4
grandchildren, Matt (Ro-
byn) Hetland, Kari (Mike)
Tooke, John Ellingson,
and Marit Ellingson; 3
great-grandchildren, Nate
Hetland, Kaitlyn Hetland,
and Bradley Tooke; 2 sis-
ters, Mavis Johnson of
Forest City, IA and Joan
Sunde of Buffalo Center,
IA; 2 sisters-in-law, Judi
Brue of Forest City, IA
and Lola Gay Hetland of
Deering, ND;
brother-in-law, James
Clute of Minot, ND; and
many nieces & nephews.
She was preceded in
death by: 2 husbands,
Herbert and Arthur;
brother, LaVerne Brue;
grandson, Bradley Het-
land; great-granddaughter,
Alexa Tooke; 2
brothers-in-law, Delbert
Johnson and Dean Sunde;
and sister-in-law, Glori-
ann Brue.
The Funeral Service
will be held at the Dahlen
Lutheran Church on Tues-
day, May 21, 2019 at
10:00 a.m. Interment will
be at St. Olaf Cemetery,
rural Deering, on Tuesday
at 3:30 p.m. Visitation
will be held at the church
on Tuesday, beginning at
9:00 a.m. until the time of
service.
Arrangements with the
Aaker Funeral Home of
Lakota, ND.
www.iversonkassian
funeralservices.com