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CAROLYN S. DEAN

Source: Unknown
1966
Mrs. E. M. Kent

Funeral services for Mrs. E.M. Kent were held Monday afternoon, May 16 in the St. John Lutheran Church of Hatton. Mrs. Kent passed away Thursday, May 12 in a Grand Forks hospital. She had been in ill health for some time and for several years had lived at the Valley Memorial Home in Grand Forks.

Rev. Leonard Thompson of Hatton and Rev. R.S. Aanestad of Grand Forks officiated at the service. Mrs. Roland Young was soloist, Mrs. Leonard Thompson organist, and the pallbearers were Clarence Blecha, Millard Monson, Earl Mahlum, Elton Grina, Richard Larson and Duaine Gensrich. Interment was made in the St. John Cemetery.

Mrs. Kent, the former Carolyn S. Dean, was born July 10, 1889 near Holmes, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Dean. She graduated from the Reynolds High School and the Valley City Teachers College.

She taught school in Seattle, Wash. and in Grand Forks County. She was assistant Grand Forks County school superintendent to the late M. Beatrice Johnstone and directed the first County Play Day in Larimore in 1920. She was instrumental in forming the first Grand Forks County Homemakers Club and was a past president
of the Holmes Homemakers Club.

Mrs. Kent was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Hatton and an associate member of United Lutheran Church in Grand Forks. She was past worthy matron of Hatton Chapter OES. She was married to Mr. Kent on June 18, 1921 at Bemidji, Minn. They made their home in the Holmes community. Mr. Kent passed away in March 1953. Following his death, she made her home in Grand Forks.

Survivors include one son James N. Kent of Hatton; three daughters Mrs. Leslie (Dorothy) Hofstrand of Brinsmade, Mrs. J.R. (Audrey) Berrington of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Grina of Grand Forks; a brother Floyd S. Dean of Grand Forks; and two sisters, Mrs. V.J. Schwartz of Minneapolis and Mrs. E.K. Musson of Chicago. She also leaves eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Hanson-Anderson Mortuary of Grand Forks was in charge of the arrangements.

Contributed by Ardy Moe.

FLOYD S. DEAN

Source: Unknown
1966

Floyd Dean

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church for Floyd S. Dean, 69, 2010 Second Ave. N., who died Wednesday at a local hospital. Msgr. William McNamee will officiate and burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Dean was born Aug. 18, 1896 in Hatton. He was educated there and in Grand Forks. After attending North Dakota State Agricultural College, he served in the Army during World War I. He married Marguerite Fox on Nov. 24, 1920, at Walhalla. They farmed near Hatton until moving to Grand Forks in 1956.

In Hatton, Dean served as chairman of the Selective Service Board for 14 years. He was a member of Union Township school board, the township board and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Mrs. C.C. (Doris) Martin of Washburn and Mrs. M. R. (Jeannette) Evenson of Oklahoma City, Okla.; a son, John S. Dean of Hatton; and two sisters, Mrs. Virgil (Mary) Schwartz, Minneapolis, and Mrs. E.K. (Olive) Musson, Chicago.

The body will lie in state Thursday afternoon and evening at the Grand Forks Norman Funeral Home. There will be a Rosary Thursday at 8:30 p.m.

Contributed by Ardy Moe.