Clois Hetletved

Clois L. Hetletved, 80, Robinson, ND died September 22, 2003 at his home. Services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Robinson, with the Rev. Jo Pfennig officiating. Burial will be in the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery, Robinson. Visitation will be from 12 noon to 9:00 PM Thursday at Eastgate Memorial Chapel, Steele, where a prayer service will be held at 7:00 PM. Visitation will continue for one hour prior to the service at the church. Clois was born August 25, 1923 in Robinson, ND, the son of Gus and VioletBlakeHetletved, the second child of a family of three sons and four daughters. He was raised and attended school in rural Robinson. On June 8, 1944 he married Judith Johnson in Steele, ND. In November of that year, Clois was inducted into the U.S. Army. He served in the South Pacific on Leyte and Mindanao Islands. After peace was declared he transferred to Army/Air Corps Supply. He was discharged in August 1946. In the spring of 1947 they bought the Friestad farm northeast of Tuttle and began a lifetime of farming. They lived there until 1956 when they bought a farm in Merkel Township and lived there until they retired. Clois served as a County Commissioner for two terms and was on the Social Service Board. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, Robinson, the American Legion, V.F.W. and Eagles Club. Clois was a charter member of the Robinson Lions Club. He enjoyed fishing and camping. Clois is survived by his wife, Judith of Robinson; his daughters, Charlene and her husband, John Falk of Arizona and Geniel and her husband, Dale Schell, Jr. of Washburn; his son, Clois, Jr. and his wife, Helen Sathre of Grand Forks; seven grandchildren, Jason Falk, Lisa Jerry Baxter, Dustin Bethany Hetletved, Lee Hetletved, Samantha, Zachary, and Mandy Schell; four great-grandchildren, Joshua Baxter, Chandler Smith, Morgan and Jane Hetletved; his brothers, Lyle Hetletved of Robinson and Dale Lucille Hetletved of Bismarck; his sisters, Adelaide Edwin Johnson of Tuttle, Luella Wick Semmons of Woodworth, Vivian Hirchert of Titusville, FL, and Arletta Loren Hanson of Minot. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gus and Violet Hetletved.

Clois Hetletved

August 25, 1923 - September 22, 2003