Kjorli remembers 98 years of history at birthday party

Press release

Millie Kjorli celebrated her 98th birthday Feb. 13 with her friends in the community room of the Rolling Hills subdivision in Havre.

The party was hosted by her long-time friend Theresa Cowan and was well-attended by Kijorli's friends and her daughter Terry Johnson.

Memories of Kjorli were shared by Loretta Loftus, LuVern Stuber, Joyce Hickman, Margaret Swensen, Theresa Cowan and others.

Millie Benter Kjolrli was born Feb. 13, 1922, in Crosby, North Dakota. She moved to Havre with her mother and two brothers when she was only 9 years old. Shortly after graduating from Havre High School, she married her high school sweetheart, Orvin Kjorli, on Chirstmas Eve, 1941. They enjoyed their wedding dinner with two friends at the Mint Café following the ceremony, as none of them cared for the traditional Christmas lutefisk meal the church was serving.

She was the bookkeeper for Kjorli Construction, a construction company she and her husband, Orvin, operated in Havre for many years. They enjoyed their summers at their cabin on Lake Five with their daughter Terry and son Robert and even spent a few years there after they retired before returning to Havre as full-time residents once again.

She is also well-known as an excellent cook and for her skills as a talented seamstress.

Kjorli resides in Havre Eagles Manor.