Paulette Thorson

Paulette Rene’e Thorson, 48, of Henning, died Sunday, June 21, 2009, at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, ND, surrounded by her family. She was born April 21, 1961, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the daughter of Donald and Shirley (Charboneau) Holweger. In 1965 Paulette moved with her family to Wahpeton, ND, and in 1976 they moved to Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Paulette graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1978. She was employed at BJ’s East from 1981 until the present. She will be missed by many. In 1986 she married Charles Oak. In 1999 she married Kurt Thorson. She loved being at the farm and deer hunting. Preceding her in death were an infant son, Jacob, and her father. Survivors include her husband, Kurt Thorson of Henning; her mother, Shirley Anderson and her stepfather, Duane Anderson of Fergus Falls; her brothers, Perry (DaNell) Holweger of Breckenridge, MN, and Scott Holweger of Omaha, NE; a sister, Susan (Dean) Knudson of Brainerd, MN; her mother-in-law, Rose Thorson of Henning; Kurt’s brothers and sisters: Douglas (Diane) Thorson, Jodell (Karen) Thorson, Lori (Mark) Rudnick, and Cindre (Kelly) Hartshorn; and her Godchildren, Damon Menze-Thorson and Isaac Fyhrie. She is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews, as well as her special dog, Penny. Visitation:   2-7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home Service:   6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Olson Funeral Home Chapel in Fergus Falls Clergy:   Reverend Lyle Hoxtell Interment: Girard Union Cemetery, Henning, MN Funeral Home: Olson Funeral Home in Fergus Falls Condolences may be sent online at www.olsonfuneralhome.com