Mathisen, Mabel Marie (1912 – 2008)

MATHISEN, RASMUSSEN, PETERSEN, CREES, CUNNINGHAM, JESPERSEN, LAURITSEN, RATZLAFF, BATES, LAW, KELLEY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/27/2013 at 17:17:01

Mabel Mathisen
March 30, 1912 - May 8, 2008

Visitation
Sunday, May 11, 2008
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Ohde Funeral Home
Kimballton, Iowa

Funeral Service
Monday, May 12, 2008, 10:30 AM
Elk Horn Lutheran Church
Elk Horn, Iowa

Officiating
Rev. Keith Andrew Menter
Pastor Steven Frock

Music
“Grandma’s Garden” Recording
“Jesus Loves Me” Matt Andersen, Vocalist
“The Lord’s Prayer” Rev. Menter, Vocalist
“Silent Night”
“In The Garden”
Congregation
Nancy Watson, Accompanist

Casketbearers
Randy Jespersen
Keith Jespersen
Mike Mathisen
Chad Mathisen
Dan Crees
Jeff Crees

Interment
Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
Jacksonville, Iowa

Mabel Marie, daughter of Hans and Meta Christine (Petersen) Rasmussen, was born March 30, 1912 in Shelby County, Iowa. She died May 8, 2008 at Exira Care Center in Exira, Iowa at the age of 96 years, 1 month and 8 days.

Mabel was raised in Taylor and Shelby Counties, Iowa and graduated from Avoca High School. She then went into nurse’s training in Council Bluffs, Iowa and became a registered nurse. She was married to Henry Mathisen on February 3, 1934 at Omaha, Nebraska. Following the marriage they farmed in Shelby and Audubon counties, then purchased a farm near Elk Horn. In 1984 they retired and moved to Elk Horn, then in November 2001 she moved to the Exira Care Center. Mabel owned and operated Hilcrest Greenhouse on the farm from 1969 to 1995, retiring at age 87.

She was a member of the Elk Horn Lutheran Church, volunteered for congregate meals in Elk Horn, and started and led a 4-H Club in the area. Mabel loved fishing, dancing, playing cards, working crossword puzzles, reading, making various crafts, painting, and working in her vegetable and flower garden. Her greatest enjoyment came from spending time with family and friends.

Mabel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Henry in 1993, granddaughter Julie Crees, a sister Frances Cunningham, and a brother Raymond Rasmussen, and sons-in-law Russell Jespersen and Ken Crees.

Mabel is survived by her daughters: Charlene Jespersen of Exira, Iowa and Joan Crees-Lauritsen and husband Don of Hamlin, Iowa; a son Richard Mathisen and wife Beverly of Maple Valley, Washington; grandchildren: Randy Jespersen, Keith Jespersen, Scott Jespersen, Paula Ratzlaff, Monte Jespersen, Mitch Jespersen, Cindy Robillard, Cathy Crees, Daniel Crees, Lauri Bates, Jeffrey Crees, Michael Mathisen, Kim Andersen, and Chad Mathisen; step-grandchildren: Scott Lauritsen, Dean Lauritsen, Diane Law, Steven Lauritsen and Daren Lauritsen; 34 great grandchildren; 4 great great grandchildren; a sister Gladys Kelley of Concordia, Kansas; other relatives and friends.

Source: Ohde Funeral Home
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