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Morris Allen “Morrie” Howland

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Birth	:	25 Jul 1920 Nielsville, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Death	:	12 Mar 2017 Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA
Burial	:	Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Big Stone City, Grant County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.2230988, -96.4764023
Description	:	Morris Allen Howland, age 96, resident of Ortonville, MN, died on March 12, 2017 at Northridge Residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 20, at 10:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, one hour prior to the service. Rev. David Tonn will officiate. Casket bearers will be Cory Howland, Justin Howland, Brad Lanemann, Val Rausch, Mark Mueller, and Darin VonEschen. Honorary bearers will be Morrie's friends and staff at Fairway View. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery in Alban Township, Grant County, SD. Read More	Morris Allen Howland, age 96, resident of Ortonville, MN, died on March 12, 2017 at Northridge Residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 20, at 10:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, one hour prior to the service. Rev. David Tonn will officiate. Casket bearers will be Cory Howland, Justin Howland, Brad Lanemann, Val Rausch, Mark Mueller, and Darin VonEschen. Honorary bearers will be Morrie's friends and staff at Fairway View. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery in Alban Township, Grant County, SD. Morris Allen Howland was born on July 25, 1920, on a farm near Nielsville, MN, to Wiener and Mathilda (Hanson) Howland. He attended school in Nielsville and Climax, MN. He married Mavis Johnson on November 18, 1940, and to this union four children were born. They were later divorced. On February 2, 1969, Morrie married Alice Mueller. Morrie lived in Nielsville, Climax, and Shelly, MN before moving to the Big Stone Lake area. There he made his home in Ortonville, then Big Stone City, returning to Ortonville most recently. Morrie owned Cashtown Café in Ortonville in the early 1970s. He worked in the grain industry for 35 years, including Peavey and Farmers Co-op Elevators. Upon retirement, Morrie worked for Unzen Motors for a short time. Morrie raised and showed Arabian horses. He enjoyed golfing, gardening, and tending to his fruit orchard, which included apple, apricot, and pear trees. He gave much of his harvest away to family and friends. Morrie loved baking Norwegian treats to share with others and was also a three time world champion lefsa maker! Left with loving memories are his children: Sharon (Leroy) Rud of Maryville, TN; Brad (Donna) Howland of Fergus Falls, MN; and Pam Lanemann of Gilbert, AZ; step-children: Mike Mueller of Doylestown, PA; Steve (Dusty) Mueller of Big Stone City, SD; Tim (Elly) Mueller of Sauk Rapids, MN; Patty Dill of Spicer, MN; Tony (Bridget) Mueller of Rochester, MN; and Cindy (David) Brod of Bloomington, MN; 30 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and many extended family members and friends. Morrie was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Alice; son, Marlowe; son-in-law, Bill Lanemann; sister, Carol Nielson; brothers, Harley and Duaine; and step sons, David Mueller and Peter Mueller. - Mundwiler Funeral Home

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Morris Allen “Morrie” Howland's memorial is located at: Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery, Big Stone City, Grant County, USA.
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Morris Allen “Morrie” Howland death on 12 Mar 2017 in Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA
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Latitude: 45.2230988
Longitude: -96.4764023

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
Big Stone City, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2230988, -96.4764023

2. Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2020683, -96.5157242

3. Old Alban Evangelical Cemetery
Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2089729, -96.5577698

4. Alban Evangelical Cemetery
Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1937900, -96.5585000

5. Saint Charles Cemetery
Big Stone City, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2921982, -96.4824982

6. Greenwood Cemetery
Big Stone City, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3044014, -96.4747009

7. Yellow Bank Emmanuel Evangelical Cemetery
Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2266998, -96.3597031

8. Yellowbank Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Lac qui Parle, Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2228012, -96.3581009

9. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Rosen, Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1538800, -96.4019400

10. Mason Cemetery
Milbank, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1728821, -96.5787506

11. Mound Cemetery
Ortonville, Big Stone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3132210, -96.4350662

12. Salem Cemetery
Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1678009, -96.3619003

13. Saint Lawrence Cemetery
Milbank, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2291985, -96.6200027

14. Milbank Cemetery
Milbank, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2188988, -96.6205978

15. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Odessa, Big Stone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2553139, -96.3241806

16. Hope Cemetery
Odessa, Big Stone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2559471, -96.3240891

17. Swedish Mission Church Cemetery
Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1068993, -96.4516983

18. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1244011, -96.3747025

19. Dinter Family Cemetery
Milbank, Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3111400, -96.6106000

20. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Nassau, Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.0658890, -96.4249650

21. Saint James Cemetery
Nassau, Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.0657997, -96.4238968

22. Bellingham Cemetery
Lac qui Parle County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1380500, -96.2783600

23. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
Big Stone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2999649, -96.2678757

24. Grant Center Cemetery
Grant County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2219009, -96.7121964