Carstensen, Amanda 1881-1966

CARSTENSEN, KARLI, FUNK, HUGHES, HAMILTON, HUSMAN, JESSEN, AHRENDSEN

Posted By: Kimberly Tietjen Dees (email)
Date: 2/1/2004 at 19:15:40

Merrill, Iowa -- Special: Mrs. Amanda F. Carstensen, 84, died Wednesday at a LeMars, Iowa, hospital after a 13-day illness.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church. The REv. William Funk will officiate. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetary.

Mrs. Carstensen, the former Amanda Karli, was born September 21, 1881 at Merrill. She was married to Mr. Carstensen on February 4, 1903, also at Merrill. He died in 1961.

Survivors include two sons, Felix and Clarence, three daughters, Mrs. Milo Hughes, Mrs. Wes Hamilton and Mrs. Albert Husman and two sisters, Mrs. Emma Jessen and Mrs. Nis Ahrendsen all of Merrill; 11 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.

~Note: Per SSDI online her date of birth was 21 Sep 1881. She died 15 May 1966.