Florence Houle

Florence L. Houle, age 88 of Little Falls, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at St. Gabriel's Hospital in Little Falls. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, July 20, 2012, at 10:30 A.M. at Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie with Father Joe Herzing officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 - 8:00 P.M. Thursday and Friday from 8:00 - 10:00 A.M. at the Emblom Brenny Funeral Service in Little Falls. The Christian Mothers Rosary will be held at 4:30 P.M. Friday at the funeral home followed by parish prayers at 5:30 P.M. Florence L. Houle was born May 5, 1924 in Pike Creek Township, Morrison County, Minnesota to the late Charles and Francis (Wludarski) Borash. She grew up in Pike Creek Township where she attended school in District #38. Florence was united in marriage to Ovid A. Houle on June 28, 1945 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Sobieski, Minnesota. The couple purchased Ovid's father's farm in Belle Prairie Township where they farmed until 1968. Florence worked at the Coast to Coast Hardware Store in Little Falls for many years. Her husband, Ovid, died July 3, 1997. Florence continued to reside in Little Falls until her death. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Belle Prairie and the Christian Mothers. She enjoyed playing cards, gardening, Old Tyme Music, watching the Minnesota Twins, bowling and traveling. Left to cherish her memory is her brother, Florian Borash of Flensburg, Minnesota and many nieces and nephews. Florence was preceded in death by her husband, Ovid; her parents, Charles & Francis Borash; brothers, Dominick, Louis, John, Peter & Duane Borash; sisters, Cecelia Pasco, Elizabeth Doucette, Agnes Nelson, Lucille Karasch and an infant sister, Stella Borash.