Rebecca JOLLY

Rebecca Carriere, 95, of Hallock, Minnesota died at the Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Saturday morning, January15, 2005. Rebecca Jolly was born near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota on November 8, 1909, the daughter of Rodrique and Angelina (Fournier) Jolly. Rebecca grew up on the family farm and attended country school. On November 21, 1932 she was united in marriage to Joseph Carriere at Red Lake Falls. They settled near Terrebone, Minnesota and farmed there until 1947 when they moved to Hallock. Joseph and Rebecca owned and operated the Grand Theater in Hallock from 1947 to1975 when it was destroyed by fire. They also opened the Hallock Drive-In Theater in 1954 and operated it until 1985. Rebecca was always behind the concession stand at both locations, serving popcorn and visiting with customers. They retired in 1985. Joseph died in 1990. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Ladies Guild. Family members include three sons, Daniel (Donna) Carriere, Hallock, MN, Duane (Yvonne) Carriere, Hallock and Roger (Kathy) Carriere, Fulton, TX; three daughters, Lucy Jerome, Huntsville, AL, Janice (Melvin) Zobeck, White Bear Lake, MN and Elsie Arena, Arleta, CA; 18 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Della Amiot, Crookston, MN and Agnes Vaudrin, Crookston. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a granddaughter, Jody Mootz; a daughter-in-law, Layne; two brothers, Herb and Bill; and three sisters, Rose, Eva and Blanche. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Hallock. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Hallock. Visitation will be on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. in the Adamson-Austin-Hughes Funeral Home, Hallock. Published in the Grand Forks Herald on 1/18/2005.