Krogstad, Arlene (1916 - 2016)

KROGSTAD, ESCHER, LUNDBY, BAKER, RUNYAN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/25/2016 at 21:25:55

Name of deceased: Arlene Romancy Krogstad (nee Escher)

Aged: 99 yrs, 4 mo, 18 days

Residence: Sacramento, CA

Born: Dec. 23, 1916; Tennant, IA

Died: May 11, 2016; Sacramento, CA

Funeral services: Private services and inurnment at Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA, held at a later date

Survived by: Sons, Richard (spouse, Christine) Krogstad of St. Bonifacius, MN, Larry (spouse, Sandra) Krogstad of Roseville, CA, and Roger Krogstad of Marshfield, WI; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; other family and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Herbert and Laura (nee Lundby) Escher; husband, Al; grandson, David; sisters, Margery Baker and Patricia Runyan; brothers, Charles and Robert Escher

Education: Graduated from Tennant (IA) High School; entered nurses’ training at Immanuel Swedish Lutheran Hospital in Omaha, NE and graduated with the Class of 1939

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Al Krogstad; Aug. 24, 1940; at the Escher family farm, Tennant, IA

Employment: After completing her nurse’s training, she was employed at the original Harlan (IA) Hospital; she particularly enjoyed assisting in the surgery department.

Hobbies/Interests: socializing, volunteering, and traveling, particularly taking trips around Arizona on their Honda Aspencade motorcycle.

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com