Ingvald Odland

Ingvald Odland, 95,

Velva, passed away on

Wednesday, April 14,

2021 in a Garrison hospi-

tal.

Ingvald was born on

January 4, 1926 to John

and Otilie Odland, who

had both emigrated from

Norway. He was raised

and lived on the family

farm north of Velva.

Ingvald attended country

elementary schools and

graduated from Velva

High School in 1942. He

attended UND for one

year. In 1943 he returned

home to farm because his

dad was ill.

On May 22, 1947,

Ingvald married Olga Lov-

ro at Bethany Lutheran

Church in Minot. He and

Olga farmed and raised

three children on the

farmstead where he had

grown up. They

remained on the farm un-

til 1999 when they moved

to their home north of

Velva. Olga died on Oc-

tober 21, 2018.

Ingvald loved farm life

and had a gift for repair-

ing almost anything. He

liked to read and do cross-

word puzzles. He enjoyed

spending time with his

children, grandchildren,

and great-grandchildren.

He most recently attended

First Baptist Church and

had good friends in the

Care Group and XYZ.

He was a loving hus-

band to Olga, and his ded-

ication as a caregiver dur-

ing her last years was an

inspiration to us all.

Family: He will be dee-

ply missed by those who

survive him: daughters,

Nancy Odland, Bismarck,

and Mary Lou (Bill)

Niewoehner, Willow City;

son, John (Mary) Odland,

Velva; six grandchildren,

Laura (Jared) Wagner,

Bismarck; Ellen (John)

Hagen, Katie (Josh) Frueh

and Emily Odland, all of

Fargo; Karen Niewoehner,

Minot; and Joel (Dacie)

Niewoehner, Fargo; five

great-grandchildren; and

many nieces and

nephews.

He was preceded in

death by: his parents;

wife of 71 years, Olga;

brothers Martin, Selmer,

Lawrence and a sister, Ju-

lia Larsen.

Memorials are preferred

to First Baptist XYZ or

Stenkjaer Cemetery Fund.

Visitation: Sunday,

April 18, 2021 from 2 un-

til 4 pm at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot. All lo-

cal and federal CDC

guidelines will be fol-

lowed

Funeral: Monday, April

19, 2021 at 11 am at First

Baptist Church, Minot

The service will be

livestreamed and may be

viewed at the link provid-

ed on Ingvald’s obituary

located at www.thompson

larson.com

Graveside Service:

Monday, April 19, 2021 at

2 pm at Stenkjaer

Cemetery, Simcoe, ND

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot