Elaine Eastvold

Elaine E. Eastvold, age 83, of Litchfield, died on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at her home in Litchfield, MN. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield with Intern Pastor Tom Evenson officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at church. Interment will be held in the United Lutheran Cemetery in Frost, MN. Elaine Elnora Eastvold was born on April 22, 1926 in Elmore, MN, the daughter of Henry and Velma (Foster) Haack. She received her education at Blue Earth High School graduating in 1944. She was united in marriage to Arnold Silas Eastvold on December 7, 1946 in Blue Earth, MN. Elaine was a farmers wife when Arnold farmed in Litchfield and Grove City. She also worked at 3-M in Hutchinson, MN and later as a nurses aide at the Meeker County Memorial Hospital. Throughout her life she has lived in Elmore, MN, Rake, Iowa, Blue Earth, MN, Grove City, MN and Litchfield, MN. While she lived in Grove City she was an active member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School and was a member of the Ladies Aid. She was a current member of the First Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Elaine enjoyed flowers, gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. Elaine is survived by her children Randy Eastvold of Litchfield, MN and Lorijean Stone of Prescott Valley, AZ; 2 grandchildren Scott Eastvold of St. Louis Park, MN and Stacie Eastvold of Litchfield, MN; 3 great grandchildren Steven Paulson, Shon Oslund and Raelynn Oslund; sisters Anna Marie Eason of Dayton, Oregon and LoLa Kvalvog of Middle River, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents Henry and Velma; husband Arnold and grandchildren Shon, Steven and Dustin Eastvold.