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Orris G. Nordhougen
26 Jul 1901 – 7 Feb 1994
| Birth | 26 Jul 1901 |
| Death | 7 Feb 1994 |
| Cemetery | Leeds Cemetery Leeds , Benson County , North Dakota , USA |
| Added by | Curtis Yri on 31 Oct 2014 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138106421 |
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The funeral for Orris Nordhougen, 92, of Leeds was held Fri. at 1 p.m. at the Leeds Lutheran Church. Interment was in the Leeds Lutheran Cemetery. He died Feb. 7, 1994 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Rugby. Rev. Donald Olson officiated. Pallbearers were Jefri Nordhougen, Bradley Nordhougen, Michelle Nordhougen, Laura Nordhougen, Truman Nordhougen, David Nordhougen, Sigrud D. Medhus & Howard Spoklie. Honorary pallbearers were Donald Fogelson, Phil Kjelmyr, Erling Axness, Robert Selland, John Dulmage, Gordon Cowan & Alton Koughlin. The Nelson Funeral Home of Leeds was in charge of arrangements. Orris G. Nordhougen was born July 26, 1901 in Aneta to Carl & Hannah Bue Nordhougen. He moved to Leeds with his parents & graduated from Leeds High School. He attended NDSU & married Alvida Anderson Jan. 15, 1923 in Leeds. He & his father developed a drought-resistant wheat, Nordhougen Durum, in the 1930's. He was involved with the lumber business, grain elevators & implement & auto dealerships. He was also president & director of Northers Founders Insurance Co. in Bismarck. He served in the ND Senate for 12 years, representing Benson County & was the Non-Partisan League candidate for the Republican nomination to the US Congress in 1952 & the Republican candidate for US Congress in 1954. He served on the Leeds Lutheran Church Council & the Leeds City Council for many years. He was a member of the Leeds Masonic Lodge, the El Zagel Shrine, the Elks Lodge & the Eagles Aerie. Survivors include his wife; a son, Curtis & his wife Esther of Moorhead; 4 grandchildren; & 2 sisters, Cora Medhus of Portland, Ore. & Gladys Spoklie of Lancaster, Calif. He was preceded in death by a brother, Truman Nordhougen.
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- Gladys Nordhougen Spoklie 1899–1996
- Truman C. Nordhougen 1903–1956
- Cora Henrietta Nordhougen Medhus 1905–1999
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