Marlys E. Tollefson

Marlys Elaine Tollefson was born October 25, 1935, in Moorhead, MN, to Clarence and Nelda Olson. Marlys was raised in Fargo where she attended school, including business college.
Marlys married Willard Louis Tollefson September 13, 1952, in Fargo, and they made their home in Casselton, ND. They moved back to Fargo where she worked for Herbst Department Store, Fargo. She worked for seventeen years for Dahlgren Seed, Fargo.
Willard died November 9, 1992, and she moved to Carson City, NV, for a short time before she returned to Fargo. She recently moved to West Fargo.
Marlys is survived by two sons, Robert (Patricia) Tollefson, and Thomas Tollefson, both West Fargo; one daughter, Judy (Jerome) Hertel, Moorhead, MN; thirteen grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Marlys was preceded in death by two sons, Roger and Ronald; and two grandsons, David and Patrik.

Marlys died Saturday, April 24, 2004, in Innovis Health, Fargo, at sixty-eight years of age.
Visitation: Tuesday, April 27, 2004; 6 - 9 PM
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead

Funeral: Wednesday, April 28, 2004; 11 AM
Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead


Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Fargo