KARBACKA, Elizabeth Inga
KARBACKA, SVENSON, HENDRICKSON, LINTON, ORGELMAN, WELSH, HANDEL, LUNDSTROM, DISPENZA, WISURI
Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 6/1/2009 at 15:08:40
"The Fairfield Ledger", Tuesday, May 26, 2009, Page 10
KARBACKA, Elizabeth Inga -- Elizabeth Inga KARBACKA, 90, of 1703 D Linden Avenue, Fairfield, Iowa passed away on May 24, 2009 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Ray and Roseann KARBACKA of Fairfield.
She was born June 30, 1918 in Kalmar, Sweden, the daughter of Henning and Syster SVENSON HENDRICKSON. She immigrated to Ashtabula, Ohio at the age of 5 years and was a naturalized citizen of the United States.
She married John Carl KARBACKA on September 28, 1940 at the home of her parents. He preceded her in death on March 22, 2009.
She was a 1936 graduate of Ashtabula High School in Ohio and attended Ashtabula Business College. She had a lifelong interest in music and was a charter member of the Women's Ensemble of Bethany Lutheran Church. She sang in several church choirs and was a talented soloist who performed in many community and church musical events, including the Santa Lucia Christmas program held by the Swedish Covenant Church in Ashtabula which she attended as a young girl.
Elizabeth had a great love of flowers and loved to create wonderful arrangements for family and friends. She was a member of several garden clubs in Ashtabula, including the Flower Arrangers Garden Club and the Shorewood Garden Club of which she served as President. She also belonged to the Wayside Garden Club. She volunteered for a period of 20 years at the Ashtabula County Medical Center making flower arrangements for the Hospital Gift Shop.
She had been employed by the Ashtabula Bank and Mortgage Company; Matt Knjala Architectural Engineer, as secretary. Her last job was with the City of Ashtabula as an Account clerk in the City Income Tax office.
She is survived by her son Raymond J. KARBACKA and his wife Roseann; Daughter Shareen S. LINTON and husband John of Charleston, West Virginia; one sister, Lillian ORGELMAN (George) of Viero, Florida; Grandchildren Gregory KARBACKA (Cheri); Stephen KARBACKA (Patty); Timothy KARBACKA (Joke); Christina WELSH (Terrell); Devon HANDEL (Neville); Lesley LINTON; 6 great-grandchildren and one due to be born this September.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband John, infant daughter Justine; parents Henning and Syster HENDRICKSON; sisters Catharine Kuns LUNDSTROM; Britta DISPENZE; Mildred WISURI; brothers Kurt HENDRICKSON and Eric HENDRICKSON; and her great-grand-daughter Grace Eileen KARBACKA.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Zaback-Ducro Funeral Home, 500 W. Prospect Road, Ashtabula, Ohio. Visitation will be from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Behner Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
The family requests memorials be made to Good Samaritan Society Home Health and Hospice in care of 1002 Grand Park Dr., Fairfield, Iowa.
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