Service of Remembrance for Florence Geneva Houser, 93, of Hettinger, ND will be Monday July 25, 2005 at Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger at 1:00 P.M. Rev. Rob Nedbalek will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 24 and from 9:00 a.m. to the time of the service on Monday, all at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger, ND.

FLORENCE GENEVA OLSON was born on October 28, 1911 in Holt Township, rural Adams County, ND to Osmund H. and Marie Olson. She grew up on her parents homestead and attended Ellingson School through the 8th grade. At the age of 13, her family was struck with diphtheria. Florence survived but several of her siblings were lost to the epidemic. She lived all of her life in Bucyrus, ND. Florence entered the Hillcrest Care Center in Hettinger, ND in April of 2004 where she passed away on Wednesday July 20, 2005 at the age of 93 years 8 months and 23 days. Florence was the last surviving member of this pioneer family.

Grateful for having shared her life are her daughter, Dorla (Walter) Ramlo, of Springfield, OR; four grandchildren, Barbara (Nondo) Haddad, Port Orchard, WA, Joani (Roy) Wesler, Reedsport, OR, Scott Ramlo, Springfield, OR and Jeffery (Cheryle) Nelson, Dimondale, MI; four great grandchildren, Broc Ramlo, Noelle Haddad, Aleesia Haddad and Johna Nelson.; special niece, Mary Rowley, Bucyrus, ND and special friend, Jim Schaf and many other relatives and friends.

Preceding Florence in death were her parents, her husband Julius Houser, her siblings, Hilda Fossen, Almer Olson, Reuben Olson, Luella Yohe and Milford Olson, one son, Darrel Nelson.

In Lieu of flowers a memorial will be established by the family.