Born December 6, 1921
Died September 15, 1978
SEVICES HELD St. Michaels Lutheran Church Waltham, Minnesota September 18, 1978 - 1:30 P.M.
CLERGYMAN The Reverend David E. Olson
MUSIC Hymns By The Congregation 576 "Abide With Me" 387 I Know That My Redeemer Lives"
SOLOIST Mr. Roger Musfeldt "Rock of Ages" "The Lord's Prayer"
Mrs. Wilmer Schlichting, organist
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: Lyle Borkowski, Daniel Hillson, Lenus Borkowski, David Stoelk, Douglas Hillson, Gene Mahnke
CASKETBEARERS: Glen Pesch, Glenn Shawback, Norman Pesch, Ben Christian, Clarence Pesch, Arnold Matter
INTERMENT: St. Michaels Lutheran Cemetery Waltham, Minnesota

Blessed Be His Memory

ORVILLE STOELK
Orville Stoelk, 56, died this morning, September 15, 1978, at St. Olaf Hospital.

He was a Hormel Co. employee and resided at 2010 2nd Ave. SE.

Surviving are his wife, Donna; a daughter, Sharon, at home; his mother, Gustie Stoelk, Austin; three sisters, Mrs. Loyd (Ester) Borkowski, Mrs. Herbert (Inez) Mahnke, Manning, Iowa, and Mrs. Duane (Dorothy) Hillson, Blooming Prairie; two brothers, Lyle Stoelk, Waltham, and Charles Stoelk, Hayfield.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Worlein Funeral Home.

Son of Charles and Auguste (Paape) Stoelk, he was born December 6, 1921. He had three sisters and two brothers: Ester Borkowski, Dorothy Hillson, Inez Mahnke, Lyle, and Charles.

Austin Daily Herald Austin, Minnesota September 15, 1978

STOELK
Funeral services for Orville Stoelk, 2010 2nd Ave. SE, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Waltham, Rev. David Olson officiating. Interment will be in St. Michal's Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the Worlein Funeral Home from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday.
Austin Daily Herald Austin, Minnesota September 16, 1978

Based on Orville's sister, Inez's obit, this Stoelk family moved to Waltham, Minnesota, sometime after all of the children were born southeast of Manning in Audubon County, Iowa; they attended Lincoln No. 3 country school.