Velma Hareid Obituary
Funeral services for Velma Hareid will be held Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery immediately following the service. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 16, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bonnerup Funeral Home in Albert Lea.
Velma died Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 at Thornecrest Retirement Center. She was born March 29, 1920 in Albert Lea to Vern and Hulda (Peterson) Stoop. Velma graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1938. She married Odean Hareid on June 24, 1943, in Boise, Idaho. After the war, they moved to Albert Lea. They had two sons, Bill and John.
Velma worked at Albert Lea Clinic for about 20 years. She was active in First Lutheran Church, Mission Circle #19, Caring and Sharing, FLCW and Altar Guild and as a Naeve Auxiliary volunteer.
Velma loved her grand children and great-grandchildren and ?enjoyed their visits very much.? She took pleasure in talking and sharing stories with people.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Vern and Hulda Stoop, her sister Arlene in infancy and her husband, Odean. She is survived by her sons Bill Hareid and his wife Gloria and John Hareid and his wife Patti of Albert Lea; grandchildren Kris Larson (Andy) and their children Spencer, Holly, Kaylee, Jared, Ellie and Seth of Columbia, Missouri.; Sarah Hicks (Alex) and their children Madison, Logan and Luke of Cologne, Germany, Jeff Hareid (Ann) and their children Erik and Evan of Albert Lea, Aaron Hareid (Katherine) of Apple Valley, Minn. and Melissa Hareid of Minneapolis.
The family prefers memorials be made to First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.