Sorensen, Ethel M. (1925 – 2017)

SORENSEN, WELTON, BELL, SHAW, GOTCH, DOEBELIN, MILIUS, BELL, BLOHN, PARKER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/18/2017 at 12:03:18

Name of deceased: Ethel Mae Sorensen (nee Welton)

Aged: 92 yrs, 2 mo, 29 days

Residence: Council Bluffs, IA

Born: May 11, 1925; rural Atlantic, IA

Died: Aug. 9, 2017; Amelia Place, Council Bluffs, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017; Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home, Atlantic, IA; burial was in the Atlantic Cemetery, Atlantic, IA

Survived by: Sons, Roger (spouse, Beverly) Sorensen of Harlan, IA and Richard (spouse, Linda) Sorensen of Council Bluffs, IA; grandchildren, Todd (spouse, Rachelle) Sorensen of Brentwood, TN, Corey (spouse, Michelle) Sorensen of Harlan, IA, Barry (spouse, Emily) Sorensen of Harlan, IA, Tammy (spouse, Eric) Shaw of Omaha, NE, Deb (spouse, Jeff) Gotch of Papillion, NE, Tracy (spouse, Don) Doebelin of Council Bluffs, IA, and Kim (spouse, Tom) Milius of Lincoln, NE; 19 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Ralph and Gertrude (nee Bell) Welton; husband, Merlin; brothers, Max, Bruce, Wayne, Merritt and Robert; sisters, Ruth Blohn, Betty Parker and Mary Welton

Education: Attended and graduated from Atlantic High School, Atlantic, IA

Religious affiliation: Member of the First Christian Church, Council Bluffs, IA; was involved with Stonecroft Ministries

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Merlin James Sorensen; Jan. 28, 1945; Elk Horn, IA

Employment: farmed with her husband north of Walnut, IA, until they purchased Sorensen’s Gas & Food Mart in Council Bluffs, IA. They retired in 1989.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: hockenberryfamilycare.com