Adelaide E. Halvorson

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - RUSHFORD 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - Adelaide E. Halvorson, 91, of Rushford, Minn. died on Thursday, December 8, 2011, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. Adelaide was born on October 1, 1920, in St. Charles, Minn. to William and Alma (Kueneke) Marker. She was raised in Rushford. In 1938, Adelaide married George D. Hovland. George was killed while serving in the military during WWII. She married Arthur E. Halvorson in 1949. Arthur died on 1988. She was a member of Rushford Lutheran Church. Adelaide was a private, quiet person who worked as a homemaker all of her life. She enjoyed her annual fishing trips to northern Minnesota. Adelaide is survived by four children: Gerald "Smokey" Hovland of Rushford, Marjo (Maynard) Johnson of Rushford, David Hovland of Le Seuer, Minn., and George (Barb) Hovland of Rushford; ten grandchildren and many great and great-great-grandchildren; and by a brother William Marker of Portland, Oregon. In addition to her husbands preceding her in death, she was also preceded in death by two sisters, Elaine Hovland and Lorna Lynch; grandson, Arthur; and great-granddaughter, Jamie. There will be a memorial service for Adelaide at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford with the Rev. Roger Michaelson officiating. Burial will be in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Leave a memory of Adelaide and sign her online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com