Sundberg, Rosa (1907-2006)

SUNDBERG, CHRISTENSEN, PEDERSEN, BERGMAN, ROHWEDDER

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 3/13/2010 at 23:20:43

Rosa Sundberg - Sept. 27, 1907 - July 17, 2006

Rosa Sundberg, age 98, of Linn Grove, Iowa, died Monday, July 17, 2006, at Sioux Care Center in Sioux Rapids, Iowa.

Rosa Pauline Christensen was born September 27, 1907, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Chris Christensen and Alma (Pedersen) Christensen. She was baptized on October 27, 1907. She entered grade school in Lawton, Iowa, before moving with her family to the Newell, Iowa, area. Rosa received her instruction in the Lutheran religion in Newell and was confirmed in Nain Lutheran Church. She graduated from Newell High School in 1926. Rosa continued her education at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, where she earned her two-year teaching degree.

On May 30, 1937, Rosa was married to Ernest Sundberg at her parents’ home in Newell. Rosa and Ernest were blessed with five children: Richard, Ronald, Roland, Sandra and Dale.

Rosa was a loving wife and devoted mother whose family was always her first priority. A talented seamstress, Rosa sewed several wedding dresses and had a marvelous skill for piecing beautiful quilts, which she gave to her family and her church to share with others. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove where she held every office in the women’s group. She was a 4-H Club leader at the local and county levels and a member of the American Legion Auxilliary. In her later years, Rosa’s grandchildren brought her great joy. Her kind and loving presence will be missed dearly by all those who knew and loved her.

Left to cherish her memory are her son Richard Sundberg of Charlottesville, Virginia; son Ronald (Shirley) Sundberg of Linn Grove; daughter Sandra (Bud) Bergman of Waverly, Iowa; son Dale (Pam) Sundberg of San Jose, California; nine grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; extended family and many friends.

Rosa was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Ernest; her infant son, Roland; her daughter-in-law, Richard’s wife, Lorna Sundberg; her sister and husband, Esther and Roland Rohwedder; and her brother and his wife, Henry and Dorothy Christensen.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2006, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Linn Grove, Iowa, with Pastor Duane Olson officiating. Burial will be in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, at the Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids where the family will be present.

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