Clarissa Burtness was born Feb. 7, 1905, in Mekinock, the daughter of Nels and Ingeborg (Schauheim) Burtness. She attended Mekinock and Grand Forks schools. She married Herman Halvorson July 7, 1926. She married Roman Zins July 29, 1968, in Clear Lake, S.D. They lived in Crookston until 1980, when they moved to Mekinock.
She is survived by her husband; sons, Harvin Halvorson, Duluth, Robert Halvorson, Englewood, Colo., Douglas Halvorson, Grand Forks, and Jerry Halvorson, Fargo; daughters, Dona (Mrs. Glenn) Hoff, Erskine, Minn., Betty (Mrs. James) Kvitne, Grand Forks, and Bonita (Mrs. Robert) Oehlke, Milwaukee; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; stepson, Ronald Zins, Minneapolis; and stepdaughter, Jackie (Mrs. Scott) Johnson, Sacramento, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Herman Halvorson, in 1980.
Clarissa Burtness was born Feb. 7, 1905, in Mekinock, the daughter of Nels and Ingeborg (Schauheim) Burtness. She attended Mekinock and Grand Forks schools. She married Herman Halvorson July 7, 1926. She married Roman Zins July 29, 1968, in Clear Lake, S.D. They lived in Crookston until 1980, when they moved to Mekinock.
She is survived by her husband; sons, Harvin Halvorson, Duluth, Robert Halvorson, Englewood, Colo., Douglas Halvorson, Grand Forks, and Jerry Halvorson, Fargo; daughters, Dona (Mrs. Glenn) Hoff, Erskine, Minn., Betty (Mrs. James) Kvitne, Grand Forks, and Bonita (Mrs. Robert) Oehlke, Milwaukee; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; stepson, Ronald Zins, Minneapolis; and stepdaughter, Jackie (Mrs. Scott) Johnson, Sacramento, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Herman Halvorson, in 1980.
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