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ETTRICK — James Clayton Eugene Hovre, 88, of Ettrick died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in his home.
["620.8"]James was built-in June 29, 1928, in rural Ettrick to Eddie and Celia (Hoff) Hovre. He affiliated Milda Gilbertson Nov. 13, 1954, in Winona, Minn. Milda preceded Jim in afterlife June 23, 1968. James after affiliated Vicki Hestekind June 24, 1989, in the French Creek Lutheran Abbey in rural Ettrick.
After graduation from Galesville High School in 1947, he was a dairy agriculturalist in the French Creek breadth assuredly clearing in Iduna, area he aloft Registered Holstein cattle. He was absolutely appreciative of his beasts and the ancestors was actual alive in assuming registered Holsteins, Duroc hogs and beef cattle.
["620.8"]He connected dairy agriculture until 1992, at which time he retired to his abutting activity chapter, adopting and ancestry Norwegian Fjord horses, developing claret curve from Norway which are accepted beyond the U.S.
James was alive at assorted times in the French Creek Lutheran Abbey Council, Farm Bureau Board, Registered Holstein Association, Sons of Norway Fagernes Lodge 616, Soil and Water Conservation Stream Bank Improvement and the Norwegian Fjord Horse Association. Bowling and crimper were alfresco activities he enjoyed most.
["620.8"]He will be absent by abounding and his adherence to his Norwegian ancestry was axiomatic to anybody that knew him.
James is survived by his wife, Vicki Hovre of Ettrick; two sons, Timothy (fiancée, Darla Tyznik) Hovre of Marshfield and John Hovre of Ettrick; a son-in-law, Randy (Linda) Holthaus of Bangor; three stepchildren, Kevin and Jason Kittleson both of Caledonia, Minn. and Karmen (Paul) Haugland of Spring Grove, Minn.; nine grandchildren, Megan Hovre, Ross (fiancée, Kayla Leis) Holtaus, Reed Holthaus, Rachel (fiance,`Ryan Allen) Holthaus, Ranae (Tyler) Herman, Jessica (Matt) Hesse, Erik Haugland, Kristin (Shane) O’Brien, Laura Kittleson and John Kittleson; and bristles great-grandchildren.
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In accession to his parents and aboriginal wife, James was preceded in afterlife by a daughter, Rebecca Holthaus; and a son, James E. Hovre.
Funeral casework will be captivated at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, in the French Creek Lutheran Abbey with burying in the abbey cemetery both in rural Ettrick. Pastor Anna Sorenson will officiate.
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Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 12, in the French Creek Lutheran Abbey in rural Ettrick and additionally one hour above-mentioned to the account at the abbey on Tuesday.
The Jack Funeral Home in Blair is acceptable the ancestors with arrangements.
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