HALVERSON, Lois Ann (Hegland) --- 1931-1986

HEGLAND, HALVERSON, OTT, EIDE, BERGESON, SHERMAN

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Date: 2/14/2011 at 19:18:00

Lois Halverson

Funeral services for Lois Halverson were held Friday, Jan. 24 at Zion Lutheran Church, West Union with Rev. Vic Baderschneider and Intern Ellen Dover presiding. Burial was in the West Union Cemetery

Lois Ann (Hegland) Halverson, was born April 5, 1931 near Castalia*, Fayette County. She died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1986 at her home in West Union. She was baptized in May of 1931 at the Stavanger Lutheran Church, Ossian*. She was confirmed April 12, 1944 at Zion Lutheran, West Union. She attended the public schools in Eldorado and West Union where she graduated in 1949. October 8, 1950 she was married to Dale Halverson at Zion Lutheran Church, West Union. They were the parents of 6 children. She had been a member of Zion Lutheran, West Union since 1934 when she moved to West Union with her parents.

She is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Dale, 5 sons: Mark of Wadena, Kent of West Union, Bradley of Hawkeye, David of Lawton, OK and Eric of West Union; 1 daughter, Jane (Mrs. Gene Ott) of Spillville; 11 grandchildren; 1 brother, Oberlin Hegland of Decorah; 3 sisters, Mrs. Agnes Eide, Mrs. Marcella Bergeson and Mrs. Roger (Myrna) Sherman, all of West Union.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.

*Submitter note: Castalia and Ossian are actually in Winneshiek County, Iowa.