Thorfinur "Jack" Thorfinson, 86, Mountain, died Friday, March 27, 1996, in Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier, N.D.
Thorfinur M. Thorfinson was born Jan. 9, 1912, the son of Arni and Sigridur (Bjornson) Thorfinnson, in Thingvalla Township, Pembina County, N.D. He graduated from high school in Mountain. He married Margaret Steinolfson on Sept. 15, 1937, in Mountain. He operated a grocery store and later farmed in Mountain. They lived in Edinburg and Park River, N.D., where he was an insurance agent. Margaret died Feb. 26, 1981. He lived in Wedgewood Manor for 15 years.
He is survived by daughters, Jackie (Gene) Carpenter, Yakima, Wash., and Elaine (Ed) Laxdal, Hillsboro, N.D.; a son, Bob, Seattle; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard, Mountain; and sisters, Stella Becker, Grand Forks, N.D. and Noreen Timian, Aberdeen, S.D.
He was preceded in death by a sister; and five brothers.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 1998, Vikur Lutheran Church, Mountain.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Jensen-Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Mountain Cemetery.
Thorfinur "Jack" Thorfinson, 86, Mountain, died Friday, March 27, 1996, in Wedgewood Manor, Cavalier, N.D.
Thorfinur M. Thorfinson was born Jan. 9, 1912, the son of Arni and Sigridur (Bjornson) Thorfinnson, in Thingvalla Township, Pembina County, N.D. He graduated from high school in Mountain. He married Margaret Steinolfson on Sept. 15, 1937, in Mountain. He operated a grocery store and later farmed in Mountain. They lived in Edinburg and Park River, N.D., where he was an insurance agent. Margaret died Feb. 26, 1981. He lived in Wedgewood Manor for 15 years.
He is survived by daughters, Jackie (Gene) Carpenter, Yakima, Wash., and Elaine (Ed) Laxdal, Hillsboro, N.D.; a son, Bob, Seattle; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Richard, Mountain; and sisters, Stella Becker, Grand Forks, N.D. and Noreen Timian, Aberdeen, S.D.
He was preceded in death by a sister; and five brothers.
Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 1998, Vikur Lutheran Church, Mountain.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a 7 p.m. prayer service, Jensen-Askew Funeral Home, Cavalier, and one hour before services in the church.
Burial: Mountain Cemetery.
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