Karl Tegland's mother dies Dec. 24
1965 JHS Classmate Karl Tegland writes:
My mother, Rhoda Tegland, passed away on December 24, 2007 after a short illness. Although she and my father moved from Alexandria in 1967, some of our classmates may remember her. She was her cheerful and witty self, right up unil the end.
The obituary below will appear in newspapers in Billings, Montana, and Cody, Wyoming.Rhoda Tegland
Rhoda Tegland, 90, passed away on December 24, 2007. She died peacefully in her sleep at Aspen Meadows Nursing Home in Billings, Montana.
Mrs. Tegland was born in 1917 in Park River, North Dakota. She was a graduate of the Walsh County Agricultural School in Park River and attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from Miss Woods Kindergarten School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1937 and later received a B.A. degree from Whittier College in California. She taught in the public schools in Redlands, California, and later in Windom, Minnesota, where she met her future husband, Lewis Tegland.
Mrs. Tegland married Lewis Tegland in 1944. At the conclusion of World War II they moved to Alexandria, Minnesota, where they owned and operated a successful gas and appliance company, and later a sporting goods store. They raised a son, Karl, and a daughter, Karen.
The Teglands moved to Cody, Wyoming in 1967. In retirement, the Teglands continued to maintain a residence in Cody, but spent several winters in Rockport, Texas, and summers near Crandall, Wyoming. Upon her husband’s death in 1999, Mrs. Tegland moved to Billings, Montana.
Mrs. Tegland was active in the family’s businesses as well as many volunteer organizations. Her family and friends remember her as a cheerful, witty, and generous person. She always had a kind word for others and was especially fond of children. She was a natural-born teacher and could keep children entertained for hours, while at the same time teaching them important lessons in life. In her final days, she found great joy and comfort visiting with her great-grandchild, Cinch Cogdill.
Mrs. Tegland will always been remembered, in particular, for her years of tireless devotion and assistance to her husband during his final illness.
Mrs. Tegland is survived by a sister, Virginia Omdahl of Riverside, California; daughter Karen Mills of Billings, Montana; son Karl Tegland of Everett, Washington; grandchildren Buck Bradford of Dillon, Montana, Malinda Cogdill of Whitehall, Montana, and Thomas and Robert Tegland of Everett, Washington; and great-grandson Cinch Cogdill, of Whitehall, Montana.
The family plans a graveside service at Riverside Cemetery in Cody, Wyoming, where Mrs. Tegland will rest alongside her husband.
Mrs. Tegland was born in 1917 in Park River, North Dakota. She was a graduate of the Walsh County Agricultural School in Park River and attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. She graduated from Miss Woods Kindergarten School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1937 and later received a B.A. degree from Whittier College in California. She taught in the public schools in Redlands, California, and later in Windom, Minnesota, where she met her future husband, Lewis Tegland.
Mrs. Tegland married Lewis Tegland in 1944. At the conclusion of World War II they moved to Alexandria, Minnesota, where they owned and operated a successful gas and appliance company, and later a sporting goods store. They raised a son, Karl, and a daughter, Karen.
The Teglands moved to Cody, Wyoming in 1967. In retirement, the Teglands continued to maintain a residence in Cody, but spent several winters in Rockport, Texas, and summers near Crandall, Wyoming. Upon her husband’s death in 1999, Mrs. Tegland moved to Billings, Montana.
Mrs. Tegland was active in the family’s businesses as well as many volunteer organizations. Her family and friends remember her as a cheerful, witty, and generous person. She always had a kind word for others and was especially fond of children. She was a natural-born teacher and could keep children entertained for hours, while at the same time teaching them important lessons in life. In her final days, she found great joy and comfort visiting with her great-grandchild, Cinch Cogdill.
Mrs. Tegland will always been remembered, in particular, for her years of tireless devotion and assistance to her husband during his final illness.
Mrs. Tegland is survived by a sister, Virginia Omdahl of Riverside, California; daughter Karen Mills of Billings, Montana; son Karl Tegland of Everett, Washington; grandchildren Buck Bradford of Dillon, Montana, Malinda Cogdill of Whitehall, Montana, and Thomas and Robert Tegland of Everett, Washington; and great-grandson Cinch Cogdill, of Whitehall, Montana.
The family plans a graveside service at Riverside Cemetery in Cody, Wyoming, where Mrs. Tegland will rest alongside her husband.
