1918
Mayme
2014
Mayme Hokanson
September 5, 1918 — December 17, 2014
Mayme Maria Hokanson, 96, of Evansville, MN, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, MN.
She was born on September 5, 1918; 1 of 12 daughters to Alfred & Hanna (Forsti) Aho of Finnish descent on the Aho family farm in Urness Township. She was baptized and confirmed in the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Moe Township and attended District #45 country school also in Moe Township.
Mayme worked as a waitress in Alexandria and Evansville. She later worked as Dietary Supervisor at Crestview Manor Nursing Home in Evansville until she retired in 1983.
In 1943, in Evansville, MN, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Hokanson, also of Urness Township, and together they farmed the Hokanson home place until 1968 when they moved into Evansville and their son took over the home farm. In 2008 they moved to the Evansville Senior Living apartments.
Mayme's interests included sewing, quilting, cake decorating, swimming, flowers and gardening, especially her strawberries patches. She very much loved to spend time with her grandchildren and enjoyed watching birds and other animals.
Mayme was very proud of her Finnish Heritage and spoke fluent Finnish with her sisters. She loved her Finnish sauna. She was an active 4-H Club Leader, active in the St. Petri Ladies Aid and the Douglas County Extension Homemakers Group. Mayme was a long-time member of the St. Petri Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Hanna; husband, Lloyd; sisters, Senja Bine, Olga Anderson, Lillian Dulban, Esther Brewer, Aune Thornton, Martha Reher, Helen Stigen, and 3 sisters in infancy.
She is survived by her children: Helen (George) Kent of Fergus Falls, Harlan "Snoose" of rural Evansville, Romel of San Diego CA, and Renee (fiancé Sheldon Anderson) Schecker of Evansville; grandchildren: Mary (Larry) Thorstad, Michelle (Ryan) Gebhardt, Michael Hokanson, Kristi Hokanson, and Cory Hokanson; and great-grandchildren Tyson, Larissa, Nicholas, Vincent, Ella and several other great-grandchildren; a sister, Signe Krafthefer of Alexandria along with nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her memory to St. Petri Lutheran Church or Fryksande Cemetery.
Visitation: 4-7 PM Sunday at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Evansville and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 22, 2014, at the St. Petri Lutheran Church in rural Evansville.
Clergy: Pastor Tim Baglien
Interment: Fryksande Cemetery, rural Evansville, MN
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She was born on September 5, 1918; 1 of 12 daughters to Alfred & Hanna (Forsti) Aho of Finnish descent on the Aho family farm in Urness Township. She was baptized and confirmed in the Finnish Apostolic Lutheran Church in Moe Township and attended District #45 country school also in Moe Township.
Mayme worked as a waitress in Alexandria and Evansville. She later worked as Dietary Supervisor at Crestview Manor Nursing Home in Evansville until she retired in 1983.
In 1943, in Evansville, MN, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Hokanson, also of Urness Township, and together they farmed the Hokanson home place until 1968 when they moved into Evansville and their son took over the home farm. In 2008 they moved to the Evansville Senior Living apartments.
Mayme's interests included sewing, quilting, cake decorating, swimming, flowers and gardening, especially her strawberries patches. She very much loved to spend time with her grandchildren and enjoyed watching birds and other animals.
Mayme was very proud of her Finnish Heritage and spoke fluent Finnish with her sisters. She loved her Finnish sauna. She was an active 4-H Club Leader, active in the St. Petri Ladies Aid and the Douglas County Extension Homemakers Group. Mayme was a long-time member of the St. Petri Lutheran Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Alfred and Hanna; husband, Lloyd; sisters, Senja Bine, Olga Anderson, Lillian Dulban, Esther Brewer, Aune Thornton, Martha Reher, Helen Stigen, and 3 sisters in infancy.
She is survived by her children: Helen (George) Kent of Fergus Falls, Harlan "Snoose" of rural Evansville, Romel of San Diego CA, and Renee (fiancé Sheldon Anderson) Schecker of Evansville; grandchildren: Mary (Larry) Thorstad, Michelle (Ryan) Gebhardt, Michael Hokanson, Kristi Hokanson, and Cory Hokanson; and great-grandchildren Tyson, Larissa, Nicholas, Vincent, Ella and several other great-grandchildren; a sister, Signe Krafthefer of Alexandria along with nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in her memory to St. Petri Lutheran Church or Fryksande Cemetery.
Visitation: 4-7 PM Sunday at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Evansville and one hour prior to the service at the church.
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 22, 2014, at the St. Petri Lutheran Church in rural Evansville.
Clergy: Pastor Tim Baglien
Interment: Fryksande Cemetery, rural Evansville, MN
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