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Arlene Hovland Obituary
October 5, 1926 - December 7, 2024
Arlene Hovland, 98, of Brookings, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2024, at a care center in Brookings.
Funeral services were Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Hope Lutheran Church in Summit. Interment was at the Ortley Cemetery.
She is survived by her three sons, Warren (Denise) Hovland of Brookings, SD, Brad (Kris) Hovland of Rapid City, SD, and Steve Hovland of Scottsdale, AZ; two granddaughters, Holly Hovland in Arizona and Gena Shirley in Rapid City; and two great-grandchildren, Kash and McKaena Gonzalez in AZ, as well as many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Prudence and Dorothy; four brothers, Albin, Clarence, Lester, and Scotty; an infant sister Christine; her husband Oliver; and an infant son, Mark Oliver Hovland.
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