Lyle J. Hendrickson

Lyle J. Hendrickson, 81,

Velva formerly of Eveleth,

MN died Tuesday, No-

vember 19, 2019 in a Vel-

va care center.

Lyle was born July 20,

1938 in Velva, ND to Ar-

nie and Elsie (Kraus) Hen-

drickson. He grew up in

Velva, where he spent

time on the Solheim farm

during his youth. He at-

tended elementary school

at North Prairie School

and graduated in 1957

from Velva High School.

He worked for Star City

Garage after graduation

until moving to the west

coast.

Lyle followed the con-

struction industry early in

his career to California,

Washington and Arizona.

He became part of the

Ironworkers Union in

1960 and also held a

membership to the United

Steel Workers. He moved

to Eveleth, MN in 1975.

Lyle was employed at the

Eveleth Taconite Mine as

a welder and attended

trade school for mechani-

cal maintenance.

Lyle was united in mar-

riage to Elizabeth (Land-

mark) Rosman in 1988.

They made their home in

Eveleth, MN while Lyle

worked in the mine. He

retired in 1992 after

seventeen years of ser-

vice. He was a lifetime

member of the Elk’s Lodge

in Eveleth and also served

the community as city

council member and was

in service to numerous

boards over the years.

They moved to Velva in

2007.

Lyle attended Oak Val-

ley Lutheran Church in

Velva and was a member

of the Star City Seniors.

He enjoyed spending time

cutting wood, attending

auctions and ice fishing

with his friends on Zipple

Bay, Lake of the Woods in

his ice shack lovingly

named ‘CO$TALOTTA.’

Lyle will be missed by all

who were blessed to share

in his life.

Lyle is survived by his

loving wife of 30 years, El-

izabeth Hendrickson, Vel-

va, brothers-in-law Larry

Landmark, Virginia, MN,

Chester Landmark, Spana-

way, WA, and Frank Fag-

nan, Grantsburg, WI;

sister-in-law Leona Smes-

tad, Minot, ND along with

many nieces, nephews

and cousins that reside in

Norway, Canada and the

United States.

Lyle was preceded in

death by his parents, sis-

ters Connie Hendrickson

and Marlys Libke and

brothers Harvey Hen-

drickson and Bob Smes-

tad.

Funeral Service: 10:00

a.m. Saturday, November

23, 2019 in Oak Valley

Lutheran Church in Vel-

va.

Interment: Velva Com-

munity Cemetery, Velva,

ND

Visitation will be held

one hour prior to the start

of the service at the

church.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamilyfunera

lhome.com