Funeral service for Viola C. Nolte, 97, of Fairmont, MN, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont. Burial will follow the service at Lakeside Cemetery in Fairmont. Visitation is 12:30-1:30 Tuesday, March 10, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont.
Viola passed away on Thursday afternoon, March 5, 2015, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Fairmont is handling the arrangements for the family.
Viola Clarissa (Rugroden) Nolte was born on March 14, 1917 on the family farm near New Richland, MN. She was the daughter of Oscar and Clara (Knudson) Rugroden. She graduated from the 8th grade in District 42 and from New Richland High School in 1934.
On January 19, 1947 she was united in marriage to Esgar Nolte of Fairmont at the Trinity Lutheran Church in New Richland, MN. To this union was born two daughters, Ingrid and Trudee.
Viola was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Fairmont and was a member of LWML, the Martin County Historical Society and the Hospital Auxiliary.
Viola was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Esgar Nolte; daughter, Ingrid (Nolte) Kehr; two brothers, Milford (Ruth) Rugroden and George Rugroden; sister, Ingeborg Rugroden; two brothers-in-law, Howard Gulbrandson and Gene Nelson; as well as other brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law in the Nolte family.
She leaves to remember her, her daughter, Trudee (Nolte) Carter; son-in-law, James Kehr; grandsons, Chris (Becky) Kehr, John (Jenny) Kehr, Scott (Heidi) Carter; granddaughter, Sarah Carter; two great grandsons and two great granddaughters; two sisters, Alice Gulbrandson and Lorraine Nelson; sisters-in-law, LaVonne Rugroden and Floriene Nolte; many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
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