Harvey Lilland 1911-1972

LILLAND, QUAM, SUNDE, GELLINGS, WEIR, CICH

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 12/12/2011 at 22:05:24

Jackson Man Dies While Picking Corn
Harvey Lilland, 61, rural Jackson, died suddenly about 4 p.m., Nov. 13, 1972, on his farm while picking corn.

Funeral services are to be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Estherville Lutheran Church with the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating. Interment will be made in East Side Cemetery.

Mr. Lilland was born Nov. 14, 1911, to Ole and Selma Quam Lilland at Jewell. He was educated in Armstrong schools after his family moved to that area. He has farmed all his life in the Estherville and Jackson area.

He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church and was a veteran of World War II.

Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Selma Lilland; one brother, Tenner Lilland, Estherville; four sisters, Mrs. Alvin (Sylvia) Sunde, Estherville; Mrs. Ernest (Lorrene) Gellings, Milwaukee; Mrs. Elmer (Janice) Weir, Estherville; and Mrs. E.L. (Wanda) Cich, Huntington Beach, Calif.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Friends may call at the Reese-Henry Funeral Home after 10 a.m. Wednesday. (Estherville, IA, November 14, 1972)