SLETTEN, Darrell 1935-2001

SLETTEN, CASSEL, THOMPSON

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/4/2009 at 19:58:42

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Darrell “Shorty” Sletten, age 65, died on Monday, April 2, 2001, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 7, at the Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. Rev. Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy Ott will officiate and interment will be in the Osage Cemetery, with Military Rites performed by the Osage American Legion Post 278.

Visitation is from 5-8:00 p.m., on Friday, April 6, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage and one hour before the services at the church. The Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, is in charge of the arrangements.

He was born on December 1, 1935, at the family home near Swaledale, Iowa, the son of Henry and Ruby (Cassel) Sletten. His family moved to near Brownville, Iowa in 1941, where he attended the Brownville Country School and graduated from the Little Cedar High School in 1955. He served in the United States Air Force as a radar operator from 1956 to 1958.

Darrell was united in marriage to Shirley Thompson on July 11, 1956, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. In December of 1958, they moved to Brownville where they farmed on the family farm. In 1971 they moved to their current home south of Osage. For the past 30 years, Darrell was an over the road semi-truck driver.

He was a member of the Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. He enjoyed camping and visiting with people.

Preceding him in death were his parents; one brother, Henry Sletten, Jr.; and one sister, Lucille During.

Those that survive him include his wife, Shirley Sletten of Osage; one son, Rick Sletten and wife, Suzanne of Osage and their children, Sarah, Mareah and Rebekah; two daughters, Cindy Niess and her husband, Vernon of Osage and their daughter, Tina who is attending Mercy College in Cedar Rapids and son, Joseph of Osage; Kathy Blake and her husband, David of Osage and their daughter, Stephanie who is attending Wartburg College in Waverly and son, Steven in Osage; one brother, Lyle Sletten and wife, Lee of Salt Lake City, Utah; and several nieces and nephews.

[Mitchell County Press--April 3, 2001]
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DARRELL 'SHORTY' SLETTEN

OSAGE, IOWA - Darrell "Shorty" Sletten, 65, died Monday (April 2, 2001) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.

He was born Dec. 1, 1935, at the family home near Swaledale, the son of Henry and Ruby (Cassel) Sletten. His family moved to near Brownville, Iowa, in 1941 where he attended the Brownville Country School and then graduated from Little Cedar High School in 1955. He served in the United States Air Force as a radar operator from 1956 to 1958.

Darrell was united in marriage to Shirley Thompson on July 11, 1956, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. In December of 1958, they moved to Brownville where they farmed on the family farm. In 1971, they moved to their current home south of Osage. For the past 30 years, Darrell was an over the road semi truck driver.

He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He enjoyed camping and visiting with people.

The funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church with the Rev. Dennis Hanson and the Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Interment will be in the Osage Cemetery, with the Military Rites performed by the Osage American Legion Post 278.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage and one hour before services at the church.

He is survived by his wife, Shirley Sletten, of Osage; one son, Rick Sletten and his wife, Suzanne, of Osage, and their children, Sarah, Mareah, and Rebekah; two daughters, Cindy Niess and her husband, Vernon, of Osage, and their daughter, Tina, who is attending Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, and a son, Joseph, of Osage, and Kathy Blake and her husband, David, of Osage, and their daughter, Stephanie, who is attending Wartburg College in Waverly, and son, Steven, of Osage; one brother, Lyle Sletten and his wife, Lee, of Salt Lake City, Utah; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Henry Sletten Jr.; and one sister, Lucille During.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

[ Globe Gazette, April 3, 2001