Henriksen, Vernal (1912 - 2016)

HENRIKSEN, CHRISTENSEN, PETERSEN, JOHNSON, MATHIASEN, PULLEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 7/9/2016 at 14:53:16

Name of deceased: Vernal Dorthea Henriksen (nee Christensen)

Aged: 104 yrs, 3 mo, 29 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Born: March 7, 1912; Audubon County, IA

Died: July 6, 2016; Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, July 9, 2016; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Glenna (spouse, Terry) Pullen of Macedonia, IA; grandsons, Drew (spouse, Katie) Pullen of Elkhorn, NE, and Mitchell Pullen of Council Bluffs, IA; great-grandchildren, Claire Pullen and Dawson Pullen, both of Elkhorn, NE; a special family friend, Dale (spouse, Arlie) Ahrenholtz of Chicago, IL; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hans Peter and Mary (nee Petersen) Christensen; husband, Harold (deceased March 18, 1980, in Omaha, NE); sisters, Leona Johnson and Alma Mathiasen

Education: attended school in the Poplar, IA, area through Grade 8

Religious affiliation: active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Harold Herman Henriksen; Sep. 2, 1940; location not provided

Employment: Farmer’s wife

Hobbies/Interests: travel, sports; loved to bake, entertain, and play cards

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; knodfm.com; burmeisterjohannsen.com