Mrs. ERNEST (Carlotta B. Lier) WHITE 1904-2003

LARSON, LIER, WHITE, HARRIS, PRATT

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 7/12/2005 at 16:29:21

Mrs. ERNEST (Carlotta B. Lier) WHITE

Carlotta B. White, 99, of Waukon, died Tuesday, December 16, 2003, at Northgate Care Center in Waukon, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Saturday, December 20 at First Presbyterian Church in Waukon, with Rev. Larry Olson officiating. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon was in charge of arrangements.

Carlotta White was born September 9, 1904, in Hardwick, Minn., the daughter of Andrew and Rena (Larson) Lier. She was baptized and confirmed at West Prairie Lutheran Church in Lennox, S.D., and educated in the rural Lennox area schools.

Following school she helped on the family farm as well as for neighbors. While visiting relatives in Allamakee County, she met Ernest White and the two were married on December 27, 1928, at the West Prairie Lutheran Church in Lennox. They returned to Allamakee County where they farmed in the Forest Mills area until 1958 when they moved to Waukon.

Carlotta was active on the farm and also raised a big garden. After moving to Waukon she spent 18 years working as a housekeeper at the Village Motel. She also spent time as a waitress at Reva's Restaurant and the Purple Cow Cafe and was a clerk at Dale's Furniture Store.

Carlotta was a long-time member of First Presbyterian Church. She liked to garden and raise flowers and did a lot of canning when she lived on the farm. She was a good cook and baker, particularly known for her apple pies, and loved to host family holiday events. She also enjoyed traveling with family, working jigsaw puzzles, and telling stories of the old days.

Survivors include two daughters, Carma Harris of Waukon and DeVonna (Edward) Pratt of Cedar Rapids; three sons, Conrad (Betty) White of Boise, Idaho, Boyd (JoAnn) White of San Antonio, Texas, and Neil (Molly) White of Norfolk, Va.; 16 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Ernest; an infant daughter Shirley; and two brothers, Hilmen and Alvin Lier.

©Waukon Standard 2003
source: Waukon Standard, Waukon, Allamakee Co. IA, 12/24/2003