Edna Grace Ekstrom (1915-2005)

EKSTROM, BENSON, WEDERSTROM, JOHNSON, RICE, BARRETT, RICHFIELD, HENDLIN, NELSON, KVAMME

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 10/20/2005 at 06:26:25

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, October 19, 2005.

Edna Grace Ekstrom, 90, of Ames died Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Ames. The Cremation Society of Eastern-Central-Western Iowa is assisting with arrangements.

Edna was born March 31, 1915, in Cannon Falls, Minn., the daughter of Swan Ednard (S.E.) and Ida (Wederstrom) Benson. She married Carl H. Ekstrom June 25, 1938, in Cannon Falls, Minn. After graduating from high school, she attended Cannon Falls Normal School for one year and earned a teacher's certificate. She taught in country school for four years. She then was employed by Lutheran Evangelism Book Store in Minneapolis for 30 years. She was a member of the St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Ames. She taught vacation Bible school and Sunday school at Trinity Lutheran Church of Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis for many years. She enjoyed reading and was a gracious hostess. During World War II, she hosted Sunday dinners for servicemen and also hosted many missionaries.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Catherine Ekstrom of Washburn, Wis.; one daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Jon-Scott Johnson of Ames; grandchildren, Solveig (and Trent) Rice of Ames, Kjersten (and Simon) Barrett of Peregian Beach, Australia; David (and Jodi Polzin) Richfield of Minneapolis, Helen Richfield (Russell Hendlin) of San Geronimo, Calif.; great-grandchildren, Natalie and Ethan Barrett, Annika and Kaija Rice, Veronica and Sarah Richfield, and Amanda and Lily Hendlin.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; three brothers, Bernie, Al and George Benson; and three sisters, Irene Ekstrom, Lucille Nelson and Viola Kvamme.

She was a loving wife and mother and dedicated Christian. She will be remembered for her kindness toward all and her great sense of humor.

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