Lassen, Sadie 1918-2014

LASSEN, MULDER, FABER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 5/3/2014 at 14:56:40

Date of Death
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Sadie Lassen, 95, of Le Mars passed away Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Park Place Assisted Living Center in Le Mars.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 19, 2014 at St. John’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Jean Ziettlow officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation with the family present will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2014 at the Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars. Visitation will continue Saturday morning from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church.

Pallbearers will be Brad Borchers, Bruce Borchers, Derek Borchers, Kory Borchers, Jarrod Lassen, Daniel Lassen, Jaron Lassen, Micah Lassen, and Ty Lassen.

Sadie Mulder was born November 6, 1918 on the family farm near Lebanon, Iowa to Bastian and Marie (Faber) Mulder. She was baptized on December 15, 1918 at the Christian Reformed Church in Lebanon. She attended the Lebanon Christian School. Sadie helped her parents with assisting with the care of her siblings. She later worked for area families before moving to California during World War II. She returned back to Iowa and was later united in marriage to Ervin Lassen on September 5, 1946 in Orange City, Iowa. Sadie and Ervin lived on a farm in Fredonia Township for 40 years. They were blessed with six children. Sadie and Ervin loved to attend their children’s and grandchildren’s school and church activities. She was very devout in her faith and had a long daily prayer list. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church for 67 years. She enjoyed participating with the Dorcas Circle for many years.

Sadie was an avid reader, enjoyed writing letters, crossword puzzles and painting. She loved to entertain her large family and meals were usually finished off with a great pie-made with lard, of course. She always enjoyed attending all the music, drama, and athletic events of her children and grandchildren.

Survivors include her children: Twila (Ronald) Borchers of Le Mars, Gaylan (Bonnie) Lassen of Remsen, Delwyn (Belinda) Lassen of Sioux Center, Arlo Lassen of Greensboro, NC, and Sherwin (Rhonda) Lassen of Le Mars; a daughter-in-law, Kathy Lassen of Ft. Collins, CO; 19 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren; a sister, Clara Jasper of Ontario, CA; three brothers: Carl (Milly) Mulder of Orange City, John (Wilma) Mulder of Leawood, Kansas, and Melvin (Marge) Mulder of Banning, CA; three sisters-in-law: Martha Mulder of Artesia, CA, Marietta Mulder of Orange City, and Marge (Gordon) Skordahl of Springfield, MO; a brother-in-law, Elmer Bonnema of Sioux Center; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Bastian and Marie (Faber) Mulder; her husband Ervin on May 1, 2006; a son, Duane Lassen on March 20, 2007; 4 brothers: Marinus Mulder, Dick (Tracy) Mulder, Henry Mulder, and Carl William Mulder in infancy; 2 sisters: Mathilda Bonnema and Irene (Ed) Roghair; 2 sisters-in-law: Esther (Raymond) Juhl and Agnes (Sherman) Jorgensen; and a brother-in-law, George Jasper.

~Source: Carlsen Funeral Home