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Orville M. Overland[1]

Male 1920 - 2006  (86 years)


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  • Name Orville M. Overland  [2
    Birth 19 May 1920  Crosby, Divide, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Dec 2006  Bismarck, Burleigh, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial 28 Dec 2006  Troy Cemetery, Crosby, Divide, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • BISMARCK, N.D. - Orville M. Overland, age 86, of Bismarck, N.D. passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006 at Missouri Slope Nursing Home in Bismarck.

      Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006 at Peace Lutheran Church in rural Crosby with Pastor Larry Glaeske officiating. Burial will follow at Troy Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2006 at Stakston-Martin Funeral Home in Crosby and also one hour before the service at the church.

      Orville was born May 19, 1920 in rural Crosby to Ole and Mathilda Overland. He was baptized and confirmed at Troy Lutheran Church and attended Lexington Public School through the eighth grade.

      Orville married Fredella Skaare on Sept. 29, 1956 in Crosby and they farmed the Overland homestead until they retired and moved to Williston in December of 1985. Orville entered Crosby Good Samaritan Center in June of 2005 and Missouri Slope in January of 2006. He enjoyed playing the accordion and was a member of a couple bands through the years that provided entertainment to Divide and Williams County areas.

      Orville was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Fredella, one son, one sister, one brother and one grandson.

      {He is survived by his son, Mark Overland and wife Cheryl of Crosby; his daughter, Renee Morris and husband Terry of Bismarck; step-daughter, Yvonne Myhre of Warrenton, Va.; stepson, Kipton Holgerson and wife Joan of Pasadena, Md.; grandchildren Kyle and Cody Overland of Crosby, Kristina Overland and friend Ross Hanson of Fargo, N.D., Kayla and Mitch Bower of Bismarck, Mike Myhre and wife Donna of Nokesville, Va., Laurie Keck and husband Jim of Warrenton, John Myhre of wife Cindy of Warrenton, Kim Parks and husband Keith of Severna Park, Md., Karen Vance and husband Jeff of Pasadena, Wendy Valco and husband Chris of Crofton, Md.; brother, Gordon Overland and wife Ardelle of Alamo, N.D.; sisters, Doris Johnson and Luella Johnson of Crosby; and thirteen great-grandchildren.}

      Stakston-Martin Funeral Home in Crosby is in charge of arrangements. [2]
    Person ID I4169  Mindrum
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2008 

    Father Ole Helmer Overland,   b. 21 Jul 1878, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1929, Ambrose, Divide, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Hansine Mathilda Westby,   b. Dec 1889, Westby, Norway Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Aug 1950 (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1920  Crosby, Divide, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F2939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Fredella Alvina Skaare,   b. 3 Dec 1920, Cottonwood Lake (Alamo), North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1989 (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1956  Crosby, Divide, North Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F2940  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2006 

  • Sources 
    1. [S48] Overland Family History, Audrey Overland, Lorna Anderson, 1986.

    2. [S615] Orville M. Overland obituary, WillistonHerald.com, 23 Dec 2006.

    3. [S2614] 1930 US Census, North Dakota, Divide, Troy, Enum. Dist. 12-33, sheet 2A.