Bendickson, Elaine Solomonson (1925-2012)

BENDICKSON, SOLOMONSON, NAPPE, VANGE, ANDERSON, PETERSON, PETERSBURG, THOMPSON

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/15/2012 at 09:08:11

Elaine Solomonson Bendickson
(November 28, 1925 - February 3, 2012)

Elaine Solomonson Bendickson, 86, of Lake Mills, Iowa, died Friday, February 03, 2012, at the Good Samaritan Society in Forest City, Iowa.

Elaine M. (Solomonson) Bendickson was born November 28, 1925, in Worth County, Iowa, to Ole and Thea (Vange) Nappe. She attended country school until she was in high school when she stayed in a boarding house in Lake Mills and then graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1943.

She was confirmed at Sion Lutheran Church in rural Lake Mills and later married Leslie Solomonson there on September 15, 1946. To this union, two children, Mary and Robert, were born. Together, they were members of the North Prairie Lutheran Church until its closing. Leslie preceded her in death in 1990.

Elaine and Roy Bendickson married on May 15, 1992. They have been “hand in hand” ever since and have made many beautiful memories.

Elaine worked at several different jobs in Lake Mills, but took most pride in her job at the Helland Insurance Agency. She was a talented seamstress who could make masterpieces out of material scraps and was always “fixing” on some type of sewing project. She was a “blue ribbon” baker of bread and cookies. She also enjoyed dancing and daily trips to Bonanza with Roy. She was always proud of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband, Roy Bendickson, of Lake Mills, Iowa; her children, Mary Anderson, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; Bob (Cindy) Solomonson, of Mesa, Arizona; four grandchildren, Jennifer, Brian, Inga, and Robert, all of Arizona; six great-grandchildren, Noah, Brody, Wyatt, Audrey, Odin, and Waylon; and one sister, Mary (Parnell) Peterson, of Mason City, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Ole and Thea Nappe; her husband, Leslie Solomonson; and her sisters, Carmen Petersburg and Opal Thompson; and one brother Paul Nappe.

Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills, Iowa, with Vicar Melinda McCluskey and friend of the family, Interim Pastor James Mantel from Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Leland, Iowa, officiating.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 PM, Wednesday, at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, IA 50450, with a Sharing Service at 6:30 PM where family and friends are encouraged to share a memory of Elaine’s life. The visitation will again continue at the church one hour prior to service time.

Burial will take place at the North Prairie Lutheran Cemetery in rural Leland, Iowa.

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