Obituary | Doris LaJambe of Bemidji formerly of Oklee, Minnesota

Doris LaJambe
Doris LaJambe

Doris LaJambe, 101 of Bemidji, MN formerly of Oklee, MN passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at Havenwood Care Center in Bemidji, MN.

Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM with a 5:00 PM Prayer Service on Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Johnson Funeral Service in Oklee, MN and one hour prior to the service on Monday at Zion Lutheran Church in Oklee. The service to celebrate Doris’s life will be 11:00 AM on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Zion Lutheran Church in Oklee, MN with Rev. Linda Molitor officiating. Burial will follow at Zion Cemetery near Oklee.

Doris LaJambe was born on October 17, 1921, in Oklee, MN to Robert and Winnifred (Hanson) Riel. She grew up in Hill River Township and attended school in Oklee. Doris married Edmund LaJambe on October 24, 1939 in Oklee, MN. The couple lived on a farm near Trail, MN for 9 years.

In 1948, they moved to Oklee and lived on Main Street. Edmund passed away on January 05, 1999, and Doris lived in that same home until December 2010. She moved into assisted living at the Freedom Living Center in Oklee until 2015. She lived her last years at Tamarack Court Assistad Living and Havenwood Care Center in Bemidji, MN.

Doris’s first employment was waitressing at Oklee Recreation in 1957. She also waitressed at the Arcady Inn and Farmer’s Club and did a short stint sewing for Grobergs. Doris was also employed by ICCC for nineteen years, 1973 – 1992 when she retired.

She was an active church member serving on the council and active in the WELCA at Zion Lutheran Church. Doris enjoyed quilting with the women at Zion. Doris was known for her embroidering and shared many of her dish towels with friends and family.  She also enjoyed making cards and writing letters. Doris’ biggest love was just “visiting”. She enjoyed the yearly family reunions and loved to be with family.

Grateful to have shared her life are her children: Barbara (Terry) Knutson, Fort Myers, Fl, LaVonne (Gene) Goss, River Falls, WI, Ardis (Rene) Hofstad, Bemidji, MN, and Jonathan (Karen) LaJambe, Eagan, MN. Grandchildren: Jacquie Knutson (Dave) Kuennen, and Jason Knutson; Wade (Keisha) Piccolo and Eddie (Sheyda) Piccolo; Brett (Megan) Gonsior, Ryan (Teena) Gonsior and Angele (Cory) Stewart; Benjamin (Lisa) Hofstad, Darrin (Andrea) Hofstad and Kelli (Jason) Nelson; Danielle (Tyler) Otting and Haley LaJambe. Great-Grandchildren: Brian Kuennen; Maria (Piccolo) Ellgen, Sai Piccolo, Chance Piccolo, and Cheyenne (Piccolo) Penn; Jacob, James and Leah Gonsior; Ashley, Bo, and Halle Hofstad; Caden, Liv, and Nina Hofstad; Elijah and Melayna Nelson. Brother Wally Riel.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Edmund, daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Piccolo, son-in-law Joe Piccolo, son Robert and infant son. An infant grandson Jeremy and two brothers, Aldine and Reinold Riel and three sisters, Norma, Morgan and Virginia.

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