Martha Bernice Iverson - 1924-1997

NELSON, OSMUNDSON, IVERSON, BROWN

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 7/12/2011 at 22:33:01

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON STANDARD, August 6, 1997
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Funeral services for Martha Bernice Iverson, age 73, of Waukon, Iowa, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 8 at St. John's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Lynn Groe officiating. Burial will be in the Iowa River Cemetery in Dorchester, Iowa with Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers will be Craig Iverson, Steve Iverson, Bob Iverson, Tom Schrandt, Jeff Ellingson, and Vernon Gavle.

Martha Bernice was born March 21, 1924 to Ole and Margaret (Osmundson) Nelson on their Hanover Township farm, rural Waukon, Iowa. Bernice attended rural Allamakee County schools. On January 24, 1959 she married Orville Iverson at the Big Canoe Lutheran Church. Bernice was a member of the Civic Club and Normandia Club. She was a very active member of the Big Canoe Lutheran Church when she lived in the country. She served as a substitute organist for many years. Since moving to Waukon in 1978, she was active in St. John's Church. Bernice had been a resident of the Good Samaritan Center since 1993.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville, an infant son, and an infant brother.

Surviving are 2 daughters, Mary Kim (Tom) Brown and Carol Iverson, all of Phoenix, Arizona and 2 grandchildren.