Laura M. (Goodno) Vongroven - 1897-1986

GOODNO, GRAN, VONGROVEN

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/16/2011 at 14:30:55

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON DEMOCRAT July 3, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (not related)

Laura M. Vongroven, age 89, of Spring Grove, Minnesota, died Saturday, June 28, 1986 at the Tweeten Memorial Hospital's Skilled Care Facility, Spring Grove, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 30 at the Waterloo Ridge Lutheran church with Pastor Gordon Smedsrud officiating. Burial was in the Waterloo Ridge Cemetery with the Roble Funeral Home of Spring Grove, Minnesota in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were grandsons Gordon, Larry, Steven, Stanley, Bruce, and Scott Vongroven.

Laura was born in February 13, 1897 in Allamakee County to Sever and Juliana (Gran) Goodno. She married Louis Vongroven on October 16, 1920. He died May 15, 1946. She lived most of her life in Allamakee County, later moving to Spring Grove. She was educated in Bergan School near Bee, Minnesota. She was baptized and confirmed in the Wilmington Lutheran Church. She was a member of the Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, six sisters, and six brothers.

Survivors include 4 sons, Silas Vongroven of Harmony, Minnesota, Lester Vongroven and Norman Vongroven, both of Spring Grove, Minnesota, and Garland Vongroven of Winona, Minnesota; 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers, Olaf Goodno of Mabel, Minnesota, Julius Goodno of Spring Grove, Minnesota, and Henry Goodno of Dorchester, Minnesota, and a sister, Myrtle, also of Dorchester, Iowa.