Son of Louise Forsythe and Louis C. Hoisveen. Married to Hollis Carrell on December 16, 1933. Note that the gravestone lists birth year as 1906. The Social Security Death Record, the article below and obituary list 1905. Article lists marriage date as 16th; obituary lists 26th.
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In 1971, he was a Recipient of the Elwyn F. Chandler Award from the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers:
Milo W. Hoisveen was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for North Dakota in 1954. He retired from the North Dakota State Water Commission in 1973.
Mr. Hoisveen received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University and his initial work in hydrology started with the North Dakota State Engineer in 1931. In 1934 he was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. Later he was in charge of the design and construction of the Sioux Irrigation Project on the Yellowstone River. He then took a position with the Federal Government and was placed in charge of the Mirage Flats project in western Nebraska.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, he became irrigation advisor to the Emergency River Project in Salinas, California. He also worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington before returning to North Dakota in 1953.
He served on a number of national committees dealing with sprinkler irrigation systems, concrete irrigation pipe, as well as large dams and reservoirs.
He was a life member of the North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He married Hollis Carrell and they had one daughter.
In 1985, Milo donated his personal papers to The State Historical Society of North Dakota which owns the property rights to this collection. He made additions to the collection in 1988-89:
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Milo Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, ND. He was the son of Walsh County immigrant pioneer farmer Louis C. and Louise Forsythe Hoisveen, and the youngest of six children. He attended elementary and secondary school in Grafton, and, after graduation from high school, enrolled at the ND Agricultural College (now ND State University). In 1929, he received a degree in civil engineering. While in college Milo was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and Gamma Tau Sigma Honorary Engineering fraternity.
After graduation, Mr. Hoisveen was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a toll line engineer. He held that position from 1929 to 1930. In 1930-1931, he began working in hydrology with the ND State Engineer. In 1934, he was Chief Engineer for the ND Rural Rehabilitation Commission and the Works Projects Administration (WPA). He was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. In 1937, he became a civil service employee for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). While in this position, Milo Hoisveen worked on water and irrigation projects throughout the western states, including the Case-Wheeler Water and Irrigation Project, and the Emergency River Project in Salinas, CA. His employment with the USDA continued until 1953, when he was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for ND, and returned to ND. He held these positions until his retirement in 1973. After 1973, he continued his work as a consultant.
On December 16, 1933, Milo married Hollis Carrell of Ryder, ND. Hollis was born on June 15, 1910, in IL, the daughter of Harra and Elle Carrell. The Carrell family had moved to ND, where Mr. Carrell was employed in the petroleum industry. After their marriage, the Hoisveens moved to Burlington, ND, where Milo was Chief Engineer for a water project. Milo and Hollis had one daughter, Barbara, born in 1948. Barbara married John Doan on April 23, 1965. The couple had two daughters: the oldest, Anastasia, was born December 28, 1965 in Bismarck, and Angela born September 25, 1969 in Fargo.
Mr. Hoisveen was active in numerous water projects and organizations. The following is a list of some of the many projects he worked on and organizations he was involved in: the Red River, United States, and Canada Pollution Control Committee (member); the Western States Engineers Association (member for twenty years and president); Souris, Red, Rainy River Basin Commission (charter member and ND representative); Missouri River Basin Commission; National Rivers and Harbors Congress (ND Representative); Missouri Valley Association (ND Representative); NWC Development Committee (ND Representative); National Council of Water Projects (board member, 1959-1960); Water Resources Association (member); US Water Resources (advisory committee); Lady Bird Johnson's Beautification Committee (member); and the Bismarck and Minot Citizens Advisory Committee on Water Resources.
In addition, Hoisveen was a member of the committee that chartered the merger of associations into the National Water Congress. He served on a number of national committees that dealt with concrete irrigation pipe, large dams and reservoirs, and sprinkler irrigation systems. He was a lifetime member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the ND Water Users Association. He was a member of the ND Society of Professional Engineers. Throughout his career, Milo Hoisveen received numerous professional awards.
In spite of his busy work schedule, Milo was an active member and supporter of many community organizations. He was a member of the Masons (Scottish Rite), Elks, Golden K Kiwanis (of which he was also past president), Lions Club, Sons of Norway, and was a Boy Scout Leader. He served of the board of the State Historical Society of ND for seven years. He and Hollis were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck.
Milo Hoisveen died October 19, 1990 in Bismarck; he was eighty-five years of age. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck. He is buried in his home town of Grafton. His wife, Hollis, died August 5, 2001, at age ninety-one, at the Missouri Slope Nursing Home in Bismarck. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church and she is buried with her husband in Grafton.
(Erlys Fardal researched and wrote the biographical sketch in May and June 2010, and Emily E. Schultz edited the biographical sketch in June 2010.)
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The Bismarck Tribune, 21 Oct 1990, Sunday
MILO HOISVEEN
Memorial services for Milo W. Hoisveen, 85, 1208 N. First St., will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Mark Bayert officiating. Burial will be in Grafton Cemetery. He died Oct. 19, 1990, in a Bismarck hospital.
Mr. Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, where he was raised and graduated from high school. He received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University. He began working for the North Dakota State Engineer Department in 1930, and later worked for North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation Corporation and Works Progress Administration.
He married Hollis Carrell, Dec. 26, 1933, at Minot. They lived in Burlington, where he was project manager. He was appointed as a consultant to set up the State Water Commission in 1937. He worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington. He returned to North Dakota and was named chief engineer and secretary to the State Water Commission in 1954. He retired in 1973.
He was a life member of North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He served on the North Dakota Historical Board for seven years.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Barbara Doan, Bismarck; and two grandchildren.
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In 1971, he was a Recipient of the Elwyn F. Chandler Award from the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers:
Milo W. Hoisveen was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for North Dakota in 1954. He retired from the North Dakota State Water Commission in 1973.
Mr. Hoisveen received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University and his initial work in hydrology started with the North Dakota State Engineer in 1931. In 1934 he was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. Later he was in charge of the design and construction of the Sioux Irrigation Project on the Yellowstone River. He then took a position with the Federal Government and was placed in charge of the Mirage Flats project in western Nebraska.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, he became irrigation advisor to the Emergency River Project in Salinas, California. He also worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington before returning to North Dakota in 1953.
He served on a number of national committees dealing with sprinkler irrigation systems, concrete irrigation pipe, as well as large dams and reservoirs.
He was a life member of the North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He married Hollis Carrell and they had one daughter.
In 1985, Milo donated his personal papers to The State Historical Society of North Dakota which owns the property rights to this collection. He made additions to the collection in 1988-89:
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Milo Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, ND. He was the son of Walsh County immigrant pioneer farmer Louis C. and Louise Forsythe Hoisveen, and the youngest of six children. He attended elementary and secondary school in Grafton, and, after graduation from high school, enrolled at the ND Agricultural College (now ND State University). In 1929, he received a degree in civil engineering. While in college Milo was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and Gamma Tau Sigma Honorary Engineering fraternity.
After graduation, Mr. Hoisveen was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a toll line engineer. He held that position from 1929 to 1930. In 1930-1931, he began working in hydrology with the ND State Engineer. In 1934, he was Chief Engineer for the ND Rural Rehabilitation Commission and the Works Projects Administration (WPA). He was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. In 1937, he became a civil service employee for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). While in this position, Milo Hoisveen worked on water and irrigation projects throughout the western states, including the Case-Wheeler Water and Irrigation Project, and the Emergency River Project in Salinas, CA. His employment with the USDA continued until 1953, when he was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for ND, and returned to ND. He held these positions until his retirement in 1973. After 1973, he continued his work as a consultant.
On December 16, 1933, Milo married Hollis Carrell of Ryder, ND. Hollis was born on June 15, 1910, in IL, the daughter of Harra and Elle Carrell. The Carrell family had moved to ND, where Mr. Carrell was employed in the petroleum industry. After their marriage, the Hoisveens moved to Burlington, ND, where Milo was Chief Engineer for a water project. Milo and Hollis had one daughter, Barbara, born in 1948. Barbara married John Doan on April 23, 1965. The couple had two daughters: the oldest, Anastasia, was born December 28, 1965 in Bismarck, and Angela born September 25, 1969 in Fargo.
Mr. Hoisveen was active in numerous water projects and organizations. The following is a list of some of the many projects he worked on and organizations he was involved in: the Red River, United States, and Canada Pollution Control Committee (member); the Western States Engineers Association (member for twenty years and president); Souris, Red, Rainy River Basin Commission (charter member and ND representative); Missouri River Basin Commission; National Rivers and Harbors Congress (ND Representative); Missouri Valley Association (ND Representative); NWC Development Committee (ND Representative); National Council of Water Projects (board member, 1959-1960); Water Resources Association (member); US Water Resources (advisory committee); Lady Bird Johnson's Beautification Committee (member); and the Bismarck and Minot Citizens Advisory Committee on Water Resources.
In addition, Hoisveen was a member of the committee that chartered the merger of associations into the National Water Congress. He served on a number of national committees that dealt with concrete irrigation pipe, large dams and reservoirs, and sprinkler irrigation systems. He was a lifetime member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the ND Water Users Association. He was a member of the ND Society of Professional Engineers. Throughout his career, Milo Hoisveen received numerous professional awards.
In spite of his busy work schedule, Milo was an active member and supporter of many community organizations. He was a member of the Masons (Scottish Rite), Elks, Golden K Kiwanis (of which he was also past president), Lions Club, Sons of Norway, and was a Boy Scout Leader. He served of the board of the State Historical Society of ND for seven years. He and Hollis were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck.
Milo Hoisveen died October 19, 1990 in Bismarck; he was eighty-five years of age. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck. He is buried in his home town of Grafton. His wife, Hollis, died August 5, 2001, at age ninety-one, at the Missouri Slope Nursing Home in Bismarck. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church and she is buried with her husband in Grafton.
(Erlys Fardal researched and wrote the biographical sketch in May and June 2010, and Emily E. Schultz edited the biographical sketch in June 2010.)
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The Bismarck Tribune, 21 Oct 1990, Sunday
MILO HOISVEEN
Memorial services for Milo W. Hoisveen, 85, 1208 N. First St., will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Mark Bayert officiating. Burial will be in Grafton Cemetery. He died Oct. 19, 1990, in a Bismarck hospital.
Mr. Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, where he was raised and graduated from high school. He received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University. He began working for the North Dakota State Engineer Department in 1930, and later worked for North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation Corporation and Works Progress Administration.
He married Hollis Carrell, Dec. 26, 1933, at Minot. They lived in Burlington, where he was project manager. He was appointed as a consultant to set up the State Water Commission in 1937. He worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington. He returned to North Dakota and was named chief engineer and secretary to the State Water Commission in 1954. He retired in 1973.
He was a life member of North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He served on the North Dakota Historical Board for seven years.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Barbara Doan, Bismarck; and two grandchildren.
Son of Louise Forsythe and Louis C. Hoisveen. Married to Hollis Carrell on December 16, 1933. Note that the gravestone lists birth year as 1906. The Social Security Death Record, the article below and obituary list 1905. Article lists marriage date as 16th; obituary lists 26th.
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In 1971, he was a Recipient of the Elwyn F. Chandler Award from the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers:
Milo W. Hoisveen was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for North Dakota in 1954. He retired from the North Dakota State Water Commission in 1973.
Mr. Hoisveen received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University and his initial work in hydrology started with the North Dakota State Engineer in 1931. In 1934 he was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. Later he was in charge of the design and construction of the Sioux Irrigation Project on the Yellowstone River. He then took a position with the Federal Government and was placed in charge of the Mirage Flats project in western Nebraska.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, he became irrigation advisor to the Emergency River Project in Salinas, California. He also worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington before returning to North Dakota in 1953.
He served on a number of national committees dealing with sprinkler irrigation systems, concrete irrigation pipe, as well as large dams and reservoirs.
He was a life member of the North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He married Hollis Carrell and they had one daughter.
In 1985, Milo donated his personal papers to The State Historical Society of North Dakota which owns the property rights to this collection. He made additions to the collection in 1988-89:
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Milo Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, ND. He was the son of Walsh County immigrant pioneer farmer Louis C. and Louise Forsythe Hoisveen, and the youngest of six children. He attended elementary and secondary school in Grafton, and, after graduation from high school, enrolled at the ND Agricultural College (now ND State University). In 1929, he received a degree in civil engineering. While in college Milo was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and Gamma Tau Sigma Honorary Engineering fraternity.
After graduation, Mr. Hoisveen was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a toll line engineer. He held that position from 1929 to 1930. In 1930-1931, he began working in hydrology with the ND State Engineer. In 1934, he was Chief Engineer for the ND Rural Rehabilitation Commission and the Works Projects Administration (WPA). He was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. In 1937, he became a civil service employee for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). While in this position, Milo Hoisveen worked on water and irrigation projects throughout the western states, including the Case-Wheeler Water and Irrigation Project, and the Emergency River Project in Salinas, CA. His employment with the USDA continued until 1953, when he was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for ND, and returned to ND. He held these positions until his retirement in 1973. After 1973, he continued his work as a consultant.
On December 16, 1933, Milo married Hollis Carrell of Ryder, ND. Hollis was born on June 15, 1910, in IL, the daughter of Harra and Elle Carrell. The Carrell family had moved to ND, where Mr. Carrell was employed in the petroleum industry. After their marriage, the Hoisveens moved to Burlington, ND, where Milo was Chief Engineer for a water project. Milo and Hollis had one daughter, Barbara, born in 1948. Barbara married John Doan on April 23, 1965. The couple had two daughters: the oldest, Anastasia, was born December 28, 1965 in Bismarck, and Angela born September 25, 1969 in Fargo.
Mr. Hoisveen was active in numerous water projects and organizations. The following is a list of some of the many projects he worked on and organizations he was involved in: the Red River, United States, and Canada Pollution Control Committee (member); the Western States Engineers Association (member for twenty years and president); Souris, Red, Rainy River Basin Commission (charter member and ND representative); Missouri River Basin Commission; National Rivers and Harbors Congress (ND Representative); Missouri Valley Association (ND Representative); NWC Development Committee (ND Representative); National Council of Water Projects (board member, 1959-1960); Water Resources Association (member); US Water Resources (advisory committee); Lady Bird Johnson's Beautification Committee (member); and the Bismarck and Minot Citizens Advisory Committee on Water Resources.
In addition, Hoisveen was a member of the committee that chartered the merger of associations into the National Water Congress. He served on a number of national committees that dealt with concrete irrigation pipe, large dams and reservoirs, and sprinkler irrigation systems. He was a lifetime member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the ND Water Users Association. He was a member of the ND Society of Professional Engineers. Throughout his career, Milo Hoisveen received numerous professional awards.
In spite of his busy work schedule, Milo was an active member and supporter of many community organizations. He was a member of the Masons (Scottish Rite), Elks, Golden K Kiwanis (of which he was also past president), Lions Club, Sons of Norway, and was a Boy Scout Leader. He served of the board of the State Historical Society of ND for seven years. He and Hollis were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck.
Milo Hoisveen died October 19, 1990 in Bismarck; he was eighty-five years of age. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck. He is buried in his home town of Grafton. His wife, Hollis, died August 5, 2001, at age ninety-one, at the Missouri Slope Nursing Home in Bismarck. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church and she is buried with her husband in Grafton.
(Erlys Fardal researched and wrote the biographical sketch in May and June 2010, and Emily E. Schultz edited the biographical sketch in June 2010.)
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The Bismarck Tribune, 21 Oct 1990, Sunday
MILO HOISVEEN
Memorial services for Milo W. Hoisveen, 85, 1208 N. First St., will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Mark Bayert officiating. Burial will be in Grafton Cemetery. He died Oct. 19, 1990, in a Bismarck hospital.
Mr. Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, where he was raised and graduated from high school. He received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University. He began working for the North Dakota State Engineer Department in 1930, and later worked for North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation Corporation and Works Progress Administration.
He married Hollis Carrell, Dec. 26, 1933, at Minot. They lived in Burlington, where he was project manager. He was appointed as a consultant to set up the State Water Commission in 1937. He worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington. He returned to North Dakota and was named chief engineer and secretary to the State Water Commission in 1954. He retired in 1973.
He was a life member of North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He served on the North Dakota Historical Board for seven years.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Barbara Doan, Bismarck; and two grandchildren.
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In 1971, he was a Recipient of the Elwyn F. Chandler Award from the North Dakota Society of Professional Engineers:
Milo W. Hoisveen was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for North Dakota in 1954. He retired from the North Dakota State Water Commission in 1973.
Mr. Hoisveen received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University and his initial work in hydrology started with the North Dakota State Engineer in 1931. In 1934 he was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. Later he was in charge of the design and construction of the Sioux Irrigation Project on the Yellowstone River. He then took a position with the Federal Government and was placed in charge of the Mirage Flats project in western Nebraska.
Shortly after the outbreak of World War II, he became irrigation advisor to the Emergency River Project in Salinas, California. He also worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington before returning to North Dakota in 1953.
He served on a number of national committees dealing with sprinkler irrigation systems, concrete irrigation pipe, as well as large dams and reservoirs.
He was a life member of the North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He married Hollis Carrell and they had one daughter.
In 1985, Milo donated his personal papers to The State Historical Society of North Dakota which owns the property rights to this collection. He made additions to the collection in 1988-89:
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Milo Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, ND. He was the son of Walsh County immigrant pioneer farmer Louis C. and Louise Forsythe Hoisveen, and the youngest of six children. He attended elementary and secondary school in Grafton, and, after graduation from high school, enrolled at the ND Agricultural College (now ND State University). In 1929, he received a degree in civil engineering. While in college Milo was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and Gamma Tau Sigma Honorary Engineering fraternity.
After graduation, Mr. Hoisveen was employed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Company as a toll line engineer. He held that position from 1929 to 1930. In 1930-1931, he began working in hydrology with the ND State Engineer. In 1934, he was Chief Engineer for the ND Rural Rehabilitation Commission and the Works Projects Administration (WPA). He was placed in charge of the Burlington Irrigation Project. In 1937, he became a civil service employee for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). While in this position, Milo Hoisveen worked on water and irrigation projects throughout the western states, including the Case-Wheeler Water and Irrigation Project, and the Emergency River Project in Salinas, CA. His employment with the USDA continued until 1953, when he was named chief Engineer and State Engineer for ND, and returned to ND. He held these positions until his retirement in 1973. After 1973, he continued his work as a consultant.
On December 16, 1933, Milo married Hollis Carrell of Ryder, ND. Hollis was born on June 15, 1910, in IL, the daughter of Harra and Elle Carrell. The Carrell family had moved to ND, where Mr. Carrell was employed in the petroleum industry. After their marriage, the Hoisveens moved to Burlington, ND, where Milo was Chief Engineer for a water project. Milo and Hollis had one daughter, Barbara, born in 1948. Barbara married John Doan on April 23, 1965. The couple had two daughters: the oldest, Anastasia, was born December 28, 1965 in Bismarck, and Angela born September 25, 1969 in Fargo.
Mr. Hoisveen was active in numerous water projects and organizations. The following is a list of some of the many projects he worked on and organizations he was involved in: the Red River, United States, and Canada Pollution Control Committee (member); the Western States Engineers Association (member for twenty years and president); Souris, Red, Rainy River Basin Commission (charter member and ND representative); Missouri River Basin Commission; National Rivers and Harbors Congress (ND Representative); Missouri Valley Association (ND Representative); NWC Development Committee (ND Representative); National Council of Water Projects (board member, 1959-1960); Water Resources Association (member); US Water Resources (advisory committee); Lady Bird Johnson's Beautification Committee (member); and the Bismarck and Minot Citizens Advisory Committee on Water Resources.
In addition, Hoisveen was a member of the committee that chartered the merger of associations into the National Water Congress. He served on a number of national committees that dealt with concrete irrigation pipe, large dams and reservoirs, and sprinkler irrigation systems. He was a lifetime member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, and the ND Water Users Association. He was a member of the ND Society of Professional Engineers. Throughout his career, Milo Hoisveen received numerous professional awards.
In spite of his busy work schedule, Milo was an active member and supporter of many community organizations. He was a member of the Masons (Scottish Rite), Elks, Golden K Kiwanis (of which he was also past president), Lions Club, Sons of Norway, and was a Boy Scout Leader. He served of the board of the State Historical Society of ND for seven years. He and Hollis were members of the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck.
Milo Hoisveen died October 19, 1990 in Bismarck; he was eighty-five years of age. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church of Bismarck. He is buried in his home town of Grafton. His wife, Hollis, died August 5, 2001, at age ninety-one, at the Missouri Slope Nursing Home in Bismarck. Services were held at the First Presbyterian Church and she is buried with her husband in Grafton.
(Erlys Fardal researched and wrote the biographical sketch in May and June 2010, and Emily E. Schultz edited the biographical sketch in June 2010.)
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The Bismarck Tribune, 21 Oct 1990, Sunday
MILO HOISVEEN
Memorial services for Milo W. Hoisveen, 85, 1208 N. First St., will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, Bismarck, with Rev. Mark Bayert officiating. Burial will be in Grafton Cemetery. He died Oct. 19, 1990, in a Bismarck hospital.
Mr. Hoisveen was born March 27, 1905, at Grafton, where he was raised and graduated from high school. He received a civil engineering degree from North Dakota State University. He began working for the North Dakota State Engineer Department in 1930, and later worked for North Dakota Rural Rehabilitation Corporation and Works Progress Administration.
He married Hollis Carrell, Dec. 26, 1933, at Minot. They lived in Burlington, where he was project manager. He was appointed as a consultant to set up the State Water Commission in 1937. He worked on water and irrigation projects in Utah, New Mexico and Washington. He returned to North Dakota and was named chief engineer and secretary to the State Water Commission in 1954. He retired in 1973.
He was a life member of North Dakota Water Users Association and National Society of Professional Engineers, and was a member of Elks, Sons of Norway, Masons and Scottish Rite. He served on the North Dakota Historical Board for seven years.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Barbara Doan, Bismarck; and two grandchildren.
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