Henry E. Skolness

Henry E. Skolness, 89, Villa Maria Nursing Home, Fargo, ND, died there on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Henry was born on January 31, 1919, near Averill, MN, to Ole and Charlotte Boe Skolness. He grew up and attended school there. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, from 1942 until 1943. He returned to Averill and was a partner in Skolness Construction from 1946 until 1954. He farmed near Averill from 1954 until retiring in 2004. Henry married Edith Dahl on November 16, 1940 in Moorhead. She died in January of 1984. Edith's sister, Lovern Solem had moved here to care for her in her final years and remained Henry's companion until her death in May of 2004. Henry had wintered in Donna, Texas from 1982 until 2004. He was a lifetime member of Scandia Lutheran Church where he enjoyed singing in the choir.Henry is survived by two sons, Henry Jr., Moorhead, MN, and Trygve DeeAnn, Glyndon, MN; one daughter, Charlotte Richard Offutt, Summerfield, FL; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and a brother and sister.