Harley Louis Wollin (1925-2011) - Find a Grave Memorial

Harley Louis Wollin

Birth

11 Apr 1925

Death

27 May 2011 (aged 86)

Burial

Karlstad Cemetery

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Harley Wollin, 86, Karlstad, Minn., died at the Karlstad Healthcare Center Friday, May 27, 2011.
Harley Louis Wollin was born April 11, 1925 on the family farm in Arveson Township of Kittson County to Otto and Marie (Perleberg) Wollin. He attended school in Karlstad and was confirmed at in First Lutheran Church.
July 15, 1950 he was united in marriage to Alvina Zarling at First Lutheran Church in Karlstad. They settled in Arveson Township and farmed there. In addition to having dairy cattle and farming on his own, Harley worked on several area farms and always helped in the fall with the local potato harvest. He retired from dairy farming in 1979 and in 1981 they moved to Deerwood Township. He retired from farming in 1990. Harley drove school bus in the Karlstad School District for over 20 years. Alvina died Sept. 17, 1999.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church where he served as an usher, church board member and taught Sunday school.
Family members include four sons, Michael (Kathy), Hallock, Minn., Dwight (Camille), Paul (Twilla) and Scott, all of Karlstad; daughters, Rebecca Wollin, Black Forest, Colo. and Pam Turner, Flagstaff, Ariz.; 17 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; a brother, Bob (Betty) Wollin, Greenbush, Minn.; four sisters, Elmira Brekke, Greenbush, Carmen Curtis, Karlstad, Florence Peterson, White Bear Lake, Minn. and Lorrayne Mortenson, Karlstad; as well as nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Alvina; a great grandson; brothers, Clarence, George, Lawrence and Willis; a sister, Mabel Sovde; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were Friday, June 3, 2011, 2 p.m. in the First Lutheran Church at Karlstad. Interment was in the Karlstad City Cemetery.
Rev. Gary Halverson, presided; Kirstin Olson, organist; Jan and Diedre Nordin, duet.
Honorary pall bearers were Harley's grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Pall bearers were Anthony Wollin, Adam Wollin, Andrew Wollin, Steve Wollin, Greg Wollin and Michael Wollin. Austin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.