WAMSTAD, Milton Eugene 1915-1999

WAMSTAD, FIELD, MCDONALD

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 4/14/2009 at 19:25:45

MILTON EUGENE 'GENE' WAMSTAD

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA - Milton Eugene "Gene" Wamstad, 83, of rural Nora Springs, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1999, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Eden Presbyterian Church, 3105 Glass Ave., Rudd, with the Rev. John Bates officiating. Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Nora Springs.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Sheckler Colonial Chapel, 114 N. Hawkeye Ave., Nora Springs. The family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Nora Springs Ambulance Service, Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit or Eden Presbyterian Church.

Milton Eugene "Gene" Wamstad was born on August 16, 1915, in Austin, Minnesota, the son of Milton B. and Mine (Field) Wamstad. He was baptized and reaffirmed the faith of his baptism through confirmation at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, Meroa. He received his elementary education in the rural Osage school system in Mitchell County and graduated from Nora Springs High School in 1932.

He was united in marriage to Ruth McDonald on Feb. 5, 1946, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Throughout his life he worked on the family century farm, rural Nora Springs, until his retirement in 1978. After his retirement he also worked at the Mason City and Northwood sales barns and for Como Photo in Mason City. He enjoyed woodworking, rummage sales, flea markets, traveling and collecting old unique tools. He was a member of Eden Presbyterian Church, Rudd, and the Sons of Norway in Forest City.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Ruth (McDonald) Wamstad, of rural Nora Springs; a sister, Adeliade Larson, of Nora Springs; and three nieces and four nephews. He was an honorary uncle to Kim (Dellitt) Herman of Avoca and an honorary Grandpa "Popcorn" to Kyle and MeganRose Piper of Nora Springs, who also are among his survivors, as are other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Sheckler Colonial Chapel, (515) 749-2210.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, Oct. 9, 1999)