Verna Ovedia Odegaarden

Verna Ovedia Odegaarden, 97, of Houston, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at Valley View Healthcare and Rehab in Houston.Verna was born May 16, 1915 in Houston County to John and Edna Gaustad. She married Bjorguf Odegaarden on October 14, 1936 in Houston, where they farmed for many years. Later, she worked as a housekeeper at St. Francis Hospital in La Crosse until her retirement. She was a member of Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. Some of her enjoyments were county-western music, dancing, playing cards, croquet, and reading. She enjoyed flowers and cared for many over the years.Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Muller of Houston; one son, Dennis (Debbie) of Brownsville, MN; five grandchildren, Randy (Mary) Muller of Houston, Darcy Kjelbertson of Minot, ND, Troy Muller of Winona, Scott (Cindy) Odegaarden of La Crosse, and Kevin Odegaarden of La Crosse; sixteen great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and one brother, Alvin (Jim) Gaustad of Houston.She was preceded in death by her husband in 1992; two brothers, Bennie and Lester; two sisters, Clarice and Myrtle; two sisters-in-law, Lyla and Betty; son-in-law, Richard Muller; grandson, Terry Muller; and great-grandson, Zachary Muller.We are blessed with the memories of a loving, caring mom and grandma, whose smile and sense of humor will be sadly missed.Funeral service will be held at 11am on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Houston with visitation one hour prior. Reverent Lane Zaffke will officiate. Burial will follow in the Stone Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Cross of Christ Lutheran Church or to Valley View Healthcare and Rehab.Please share a memory of Verna with her family, sign the online guestbook, and view her video tribute when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/366753