The Funeral Service for VaLorus “Val” L. Hoiseth of
Albert Lea
, will be held
at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 9, 2009 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.
Pastor Dan Baker will officiate.
Interment will be in
Trinity
Lutheran
Cemetery
,
Winnebago County
,
Iowa
.
Visitation will be from 5-8 on Thursday, at Bonnerup
Funeral Service,
Albert Lea
, and one hour before the service at the church.
Val was born on the 4
th
of July in 1922, the daughter of Oscar and Hazel (Bravick) Flo in
Bricelyn
,
Minnesota
.
Val’s mother died when she was a toddler and she
was graciously cared for by aunts and uncles Gertie and Ole Sunde and Peter and
Lydia
Flo in the Bricelyn area.
She married Herbert Hoiseth in 1940 and to this union six children were born:
Barbara, Steven, K.W., Michael, Richard and Kathryn.
They were later divorced.
With lots of tender,loving care and hard work, Val raised her six children-
always putting everyone else first, never complaining.
She worked until she was 85, having worked in onion fields, as a waitress, and
for 26 years as a cook at Woodvale.
In addition to working and caring for her family she also found time to
volunteer at the Eagles and the Moose Clubs.
She was a member of
First
Lutheran
Church
.
VaLorus loved to travel and take trips with her family, having been to
Europe
four times.
She loved to read, especially cookbooks, enjoyed
boating and being on the pontoon,
and
would never miss
laughing at a good Ole and
Lena
joke.
VaLorus died on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 with family by her side.
She was 87.
She is survived by her children Barbara (Irv) Lampman of
Albert Lea
,
K.W. Hoiseth (Taka) of Leesville, LA, Michael (Wanda) Hoiseth of Albert Lea, Richard (Judy) Hoiseth of Albert Lea, Kathryn (John) Knutson of Albert Lea;
Grandchildren: Ronda (Ron) Osborne of Tampa, FL, Kevin Hoiseth of Leesville, LA, Tiffany (Josh) Maks of Leesville, LA, Jodi Brackey of Chandler, AZ, Jeffery
Hoiseth of Albert Lea, James Hoiseth, Albert Lea, Jason Hoiseth of Albert Lea, Jennifer (Tom) Keller of Rochester, MN, Laura Nelson of Stewartville, MN,
Bobby Hoiseth, Austin, MN, Nicholas (Alicia) Hoiseth of Lake Mills, IA, Tarah Hoiseth of Manly, Iowa, Anthony Hoiseth of Albert Lea, Julie Larson (Brad) of North Branch, MN, Janice (Brad) Adams of Gordonsville; 13 great grandchildren,
6 great
great grandchildren, brother Myron Flo of
Sullivan
,
Maine
, step-sister
Beverly Farris of
Fargo
,
ND
.
Val was preceded in death by her parents Oscar and Hazel Flo, step-mother
Minnie Flo, step sister Martha Streater and son Steven Hoiseth.
Val will affectionately be remembered to many as “Grandma”, as
she connected and made friends with many of all generations.
Blessed be her Memory!
