1927
Dorothy
2015
Dorothy Holte
May 3, 1927 — January 17, 2015
Dorothy M. Holte, 87, of Fergus Falls, died on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls.
Dorothy Mae was born on May 3, 1927, in Vining, MN, the daughter of Edward and Ragna (Halvorson ) Christoperson. She attended Vining School as a child and graduated from Henning High School. After graduation she worked in a defense plant in Duluth. In 1945 she and her sister moved to Staten Island, New York where they both worked at Micmold Radio Corp in Brooklyn.
At the end of World War II she returned to Minnesota and shortly after her return was stricken with Polio. She spent several weeks at the Minnesota University Hospital and Sister Kenney Institute. She was determined to walk again as her husband to be was returning home from his military service in the South Pacific Theatre.
On Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1946, she married Ralph Milton Holte at Vining Lutheran and the couple made their home in Battle Lake. Dorothy raised five children and was an active assistant to her husband in the churches they served. She loved to share her faith, especially with the young people in her churches and had a children's lesson every Sunday morning for several years. Dorothy had a special time when she visited the elderly and the shut-ins. Her children best remember her as a real prayer warrior and prayed for her family and her church family daily as she loved them all.
Dorothy enjoyed retirement with Ralph where they bought a house on Wall Lake in Fergus Falls and spent 21 winters in Arizona. Dorothy's struggle with Parkinsons began in 2003 and they could no longer travel.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph; a daughter Jan and son, Ross and brothers, Lee, Duane and Ray.
Survivors include four sons, Tom (Sandy)McGee of Oceanport, NJ, Steven (Deborah) of Glenwood, Timothy of Scandia and Chris (Cindy) of Fergus Falls; 18 grandchildren, Angel, Cory, Andrew, Ryan, Tyler, Tirzah, Jordan, Natalie, Nichole, Stephanie, Jamie, Blake, Paige, Ty, Matthew, Molly, Katie and Kelly; 21 great-grandchildren; six siblings, Jim Christopherson, Ed Christopherson, Elaine Button, Ardy Deckert, Marion Sandahl and Carol Rae Crice; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Visitation: Friday, January 23, from 5- 7 P.M., at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus .
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Swan Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fergus Falls with a visitation one hour prior to the service.
Interment: First Lutheran Cemetery, Battle Lake, MN
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Dorothy Mae was born on May 3, 1927, in Vining, MN, the daughter of Edward and Ragna (Halvorson ) Christoperson. She attended Vining School as a child and graduated from Henning High School. After graduation she worked in a defense plant in Duluth. In 1945 she and her sister moved to Staten Island, New York where they both worked at Micmold Radio Corp in Brooklyn.
At the end of World War II she returned to Minnesota and shortly after her return was stricken with Polio. She spent several weeks at the Minnesota University Hospital and Sister Kenney Institute. She was determined to walk again as her husband to be was returning home from his military service in the South Pacific Theatre.
On Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1946, she married Ralph Milton Holte at Vining Lutheran and the couple made their home in Battle Lake. Dorothy raised five children and was an active assistant to her husband in the churches they served. She loved to share her faith, especially with the young people in her churches and had a children's lesson every Sunday morning for several years. Dorothy had a special time when she visited the elderly and the shut-ins. Her children best remember her as a real prayer warrior and prayed for her family and her church family daily as she loved them all.
Dorothy enjoyed retirement with Ralph where they bought a house on Wall Lake in Fergus Falls and spent 21 winters in Arizona. Dorothy's struggle with Parkinsons began in 2003 and they could no longer travel.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ralph; a daughter Jan and son, Ross and brothers, Lee, Duane and Ray.
Survivors include four sons, Tom (Sandy)McGee of Oceanport, NJ, Steven (Deborah) of Glenwood, Timothy of Scandia and Chris (Cindy) of Fergus Falls; 18 grandchildren, Angel, Cory, Andrew, Ryan, Tyler, Tirzah, Jordan, Natalie, Nichole, Stephanie, Jamie, Blake, Paige, Ty, Matthew, Molly, Katie and Kelly; 21 great-grandchildren; six siblings, Jim Christopherson, Ed Christopherson, Elaine Button, Ardy Deckert, Marion Sandahl and Carol Rae Crice; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Visitation: Friday, January 23, from 5- 7 P.M., at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home in Fergus .
Funeral Service: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015, at Swan Lake Lutheran Church, rural Fergus Falls with a visitation one hour prior to the service.
Interment: First Lutheran Cemetery, Battle Lake, MN
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