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ROSSUM, Orland T. 1911-2004

ROSSUM, ASK, SPAANUM

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/15/2009 at 18:43:02

OSAGE, IOWA — Orland T. Rossum, 92, of Osage, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.
Orland was born on September 25, 1911, in Rock Township, Mitchell County, the son of Iver and Ida (Ask) Rossum. He received his education in a Rock Township rural school.
On November 20, 1935, he married Ruth H. Spaanum at Osage. Orland farmed until his retirement in 1976, when he and his wife moved to Osage. Feeding his cattle, fishing trips in northern Minnesota, and watching his granddaughters grow up were some of his greatest joys.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Osage, with the Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Interment will be in the Osage Cemetery.
Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday.
He is survived by one son, Vaughn Rossum and his wife, Carol, of Osage; two granddaughters, Karen Stitt and her husband, David, of Rogers, Ark., and Diane Selvig and her husband, Mark, of Eau Claire, Wis.; two great-granddaughters, Josie and Lily Stitt.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Ruth Rossum, in 1994.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
[Mason City Globe Gazette]
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Photo from 1977 MITCHELL COUNTY PICTORIAL ATLAS.
(Believed to be Ruth, with Orland.)

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Obituary: OSAGE, IOWA — Orland T. Rossum, 92, of Osage, died Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at Faith Lutheran Home in Osage. Orland was born on September 25, 1911, in Rock Township, Mitchell County, the son of Iver and Ida (Ask) Rossum. He received his education in a Rock Township rural school. On November 20, 1935, he married Ruth H. Spaanum at Osage. Orland farmed until his retirement in 1976, when he and his wife moved to Osage. Feeding his cattle, fishing trips in northern Minnesota, and watching his granddaughters grow up were some of his greatest joys. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Osage, with the Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Interment will be in the Osage Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday. He is survived by one son, Vaughn Rossum and his wife, Carol, of Osage; two granddaughters, Karen Stitt and her husband, David, of Rogers, Ark., and Diane Selvig and her husband, Mark, of Eau Claire, Wis.; two great-granddaughters, Josie and Lily Stitt. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Ruth Rossum, in 1994. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706. [Mason City Globe Gazette] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo from 1977 MITCHELL COUNTY PICTORIAL ATLAS. (Believed to be Ruth, with Orland.)
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