SONBERG, Donald Lavern "Jack" 1930-2004

SONBERG, WIELAND

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 5/6/2010 at 23:28:53

Donald "Jack" Sonberg, 1930-2004

Funeral services for Jack Sonberg were held Tuesday, February 10, 2004 at the Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Dennis Niezwaag officiated. Burial was in the Osage Cemetery, Osage, Iowa. Jack died Saturday, February 7, 2004 at the Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City, Iowa, following a lengthy illness.

Donald Lavern Sonberg was born February 24, 1930 at St. Ansgar, Iowa, the son of Henry and Louise (Everest) Sonberg. He received his education at the Osage High School.

On July 14, 1949, he was united in marriage to Doris Wieland at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.

They farmed near Osage until moving to the Colwell area in 1956. Jack was a farmer at heart and ran a large dairy operations as well as raised hogs. His favorite pastimes included craft woodworking and attending the chuckwagon races in which many of his children were participants.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Daron Sonberg and an infant brother.

Donald's survivors include his wife Doris of Charles City, six children, Delores "Dee" (Bob) Onken of Osage, Darwin (Norma) Sonberg of Orchard, Denise (Dan) Riden of Nashua, Dawn (Courtney) Thomas of Ionia, Dale Sonberg and special friend Shawna of Charles City and Dennis (Lisa) Sonberg of Charles City, 12 grandchildren, a great-granddaughter and two sisters Betty (Gene) Clark of Orchard and Sheryl (Bob) Nassif of Rochester, Minnesota.

Hauser Funeral Home, Charles City was in charge of arrangements.

[Adapted from: Mitchell County Press online -- Posted Feb. 11, 2004]