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- Herman Hoffman Tribune [MN]
March 8, 2010
Arlouine G. Stevens, age 89 of Barrett died Sunday, February 28th at her residence at Stevens Homes Plus in Barrett.
Arlouine Gwendolyn Stevens the daughter of Oscar and Sylvia (Sorenson) Anderson was born on May 20, 1920 in Iona, Minnesota. She grew up in Murray County where she attended country school and attended Solem Lutheran Church.
On December 1, 1939, Arlouine was united in marriage to Frank W. Stevens in South Dakota. They made their home on a farm in the Lake Wilson area until 1948, when the couple moved to the Kensington area. Arlouine and Frank shared 40 years of marriage before Frank passed away on July 25th, 1980.
Arlouine was a loving homemaker raising seven children. After her children were gone she started working at the Radisson Arrowwood in Alexandria, where she continued to work for 20 years. She enjoyed traveling, watching the Minnesota Twins, and crossword puzzles. She especially loved her grandchildren and visiting with her family and friends. Arlouine will be remembered for the love and care she showed for her family.
Arlouine is survived by her children, Frank Jr. (Maxine) Stevens of Kensington, MN, Sharon Stevens of Kensington, MN, Jan (Floyd) Latuff of Hastings, MN, Valerie (Waldo) Johnson of Hoffman, MN, Deb Schmidt of St. Croix Beach, MN and Glenn Stevens of Onamia, MN; a special nephew, Doug (Donna) Stevens of Barrett, whom she raised from age 8; 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren; and two brothers, Duane (Charlene) Anderson of San Diego, CA and Chuck (Donna) Anderson of Phoenix AZ.
She is preceded in death by her husband, 2 sisters and 3 brothers.
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