LaVerne Bakke

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - 507-864-7771 RUSHFORD, MINN. - LaVerne H. Bakke, 88, of Rushford, Minn. died on Monday, December 27, 2010, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Rushford. LaVerne was born on December 3, 1922, in Yucatan Township of Houston County, Minnesota to Bennie and Cora (Highlen) Rakstad. She was raised at Yucatan and graduated from Rushford High School. In 1943, she married Alvin Bakke at Rushford Lutheran Church. She and Alvin lived on the Bakke farm south of Rushford for two years. They moved to Rushford where LaVerne lived the rest of her life. She worked as a bookkeeper for various businesses from her home. She was a secretary for Browning Implement, clerk at Heimbach Electrical Store, Dan Prinzing Tax Office, Rushford Telephone, Peoples Natural Gas, Tri County Coop Oil, and was a receptionist for Dr. Warren Hoesley until her retirement in 1977. She then did a lot of volunteer work. She was a member of Rushford Lutheran Church, the church circle, and was treasurer for both the WELCA and Sunday School. LaVerne was also a member of the Mystic Star Lodge Chapter 93 and was Past Worthy Matron and Treasurer for the Eastern Star. She is survived by her husband, Alvin; sister-in-law, Delores Rakstad of Winona, Minn.; niece, Becky (Bill) Mitchner of Red Wing, Minn.; nephew, Randy (Billye Jean) Rakstad of Winona; great nieces and nephews; and several nieces and nephews on the Bakke side. LaVerne was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Donald. There will be a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 4, at Rushford Lutheran Church with the Rev. Roger Michaelson officiating. Burial will be in the Rushford Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday until the time of the service at the church. Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. Leave a memory of LaVerne, sign her online guestbook and view her tribute video when it becomes available online at www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/186476