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COUNSELL, Alta (Julius) 1934-2004

COUNSELL, JULIUS, GROSS

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 5/2/2010 at 11:25:55

OBITUARY: Alta (Julius) Counsell, 1934-2004,
Funeral services for Alta Counsell, age 70, of Little Cedar, Iowa, were held on Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at the Little Cedar United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Burial was in the Little Cedar Cemetery.
Alta died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, at her home.
Alta was born on June 17, 1934, in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, the daughter of Wright and Dora (Gross) Julius. Alta was united in marriage to Robert Counsell on July 27, 1952, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage. She graduated from Little Cedar High School. Alta worked at Fox River Mills on Main Street. She ran the Little Cedar Post Office from her home for 25 years.
She was brought up in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage. She later joined the United Methodist Church in Little Cedar, where she belonged to the United Methodist Women and the Disciple Bible Study Group. Her interests in life were her family, her church family, friends, gardening, and making latch rugs. She was also involved in the Birthday Party Club.
Alta was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Robert Counsell on December 30, 1999, her sister Verla, two nieces, Charlene and Lynette and one nephew Kim.
Alta is survived by three daughters: Debra Conrad and her husband Dennis of Little Cedar, Darla Kelley and her husband Darrell of Belmond, Donna Hanson and her husband Raymond of Little Cedar; five grandchildren, Lonnie Conrad and special friend Leslie, Christina Noah, Crystal Jacobs, Michael Hanson and Robyn Campbell, Jason Hanson; two great-grandchildren, MaKayla and Jacob Noah; two step-great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Natasha Duryee.
Arrangements made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, (641-732-3706).
[Mitchell County Press-News online, Dec. 8, 2004, edited]

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Obituary: OBITUARY: Alta (Julius) Counsell, 1934-2004, Funeral services for Alta Counsell, age 70, of Little Cedar, Iowa, were held on Wednesday, December 8, 2004, at the Little Cedar United Methodist Church, with Rev. Jay Amundson officiating. Burial was in the Little Cedar Cemetery. Alta died Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, at her home. Alta was born on June 17, 1934, in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, the daughter of Wright and Dora (Gross) Julius. Alta was united in marriage to Robert Counsell on July 27, 1952, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage. She graduated from Little Cedar High School. Alta worked at Fox River Mills on Main Street. She ran the Little Cedar Post Office from her home for 25 years. She was brought up in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage. She later joined the United Methodist Church in Little Cedar, where she belonged to the United Methodist Women and the Disciple Bible Study Group. Her interests in life were her family, her church family, friends, gardening, and making latch rugs. She was also involved in the Birthday Party Club. Alta was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Robert Counsell on December 30, 1999, her sister Verla, two nieces, Charlene and Lynette and one nephew Kim. Alta is survived by three daughters: Debra Conrad and her husband Dennis of Little Cedar, Darla Kelley and her husband Darrell of Belmond, Donna Hanson and her husband Raymond of Little Cedar; five grandchildren, Lonnie Conrad and special friend Leslie, Christina Noah, Crystal Jacobs, Michael Hanson and Robyn Campbell, Jason Hanson; two great-grandchildren, MaKayla and Jacob Noah; two step-great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Natasha Duryee. Arrangements made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, (641-732-3706). [Mitchell County Press-News online, Dec. 8, 2004, edited]
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