Valerie "Vannie" V. Kvam

ST. CHARLES, MINN: Valerie V. "Vannie" Kvam, 91, died peacefully on Friday, November 17, 2017 at Season's Hospice House in Rochester, MN.
Valerie Vancleave Bulman was born January 10, 1926 to Daniel and Emma (Verthein) Bulman in Waukon, IA. Vannie graduated from Waukon IA High School and went to work for the Waukon Standard Newspaper. After moving to Harmony, MN, she worked as a secretary for a trucking company and later as a telephone operator for the Harmony telephone company. On June 3, 1951 Vannie married Richard V. Kvam in Preston, MN. They lived in Harmony for fifteen years. In 1967, the couple and their two sons moved to St. Charles, MN. Vannie worked at Ken's Variety Store until she retired in 1978. Her family loved Sunday picnics and annual trips up north to Pelican Lake. They also enjoyed traveling to the east coast to visit her son and his family and to the west coast to see her sister. Vannie loved cooking and spending time with her husband, children and grandchildren. Her family and friends will deeply miss her and cherish the memories of loving times spent at their home in St. Charles where they lived for over fifty years.
Vannie is survived by her loving husband of sixty-six years, Richard Kvam, St. Charles, MN; her two sons, Dan (Pam) Kvam, West Burke, VT and David (Marie) Kvam, St. Charles, MN; her grandchildren, Matt (Terrie Sue) Kvam, East Burke, VT, Danielle (James) Meyers, East Burke, VT, Andrea (Jared) Bosak, Rochester, MN, April Kvam, St. Charles, MN, and David (Haley) Kvam, Dover, MN; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; two nieces, Janet (Robert) Garnett, OR, and Jacquelyn (Gary) Kenyon, AZ. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Vera Coffey, a daughter in-law Sherrie Ann Temple, and twin grandchildren Eric and Katrina.
A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at St. Charles and Dover United Methodist Church, St. Charles, MN with Rev. Heather E. Klason officiating. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service, St. Charles, MN and one hour before the service at the church. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, St. Charles, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, WI for heart research. Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in St. Charles, MN is assisting the family with arrangements. Please leave a memory of Vannie and sign her online guest book at hofffuneral.com.