Skogen, Norman Stanley (1930-2009)

SKOGEN, VARLAND, THORLAND, HAGENSON, LARSON, LARSEN, KIRK, NILES, WALKER, HEITLAND, THOMPSON

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/29/2013 at 12:28:18

Norman Stanley Skogen
(January 12, 1930 - May 27, 2009)

Norman S. Skogen, age 79, of Thompson, died on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa.

Norman Stanley Skogen was born on January 12, 1930, in Winnebago County, Iowa, to Nordahl G. and Inez (Varland) Skogen. Baptized at home on January 30, 1930, by Truman Benson and confirmed in the Lutheran faith at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake, Iowa, on June 18, 1944, he grew up on the family farm southeast of Rake and graduated in 1949 from Rake High School.

Norman married Virjean Thorland on January 20, 1951, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They were, subsequently, blessed with four daughters, seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, all of whom will cherish his memory always.

Survivors include his wife, Virjean, of Thompson, Iowa; his daughters, Mary Jane (Randy) Hagenson, of Kingwood, Texas, Diane (Mark) Larson, of Forest City, Iowa, Cheryl Skogen, of Thompson, Iowa, and Janet (Marvin) Larsen, of New Hampton, Iowa; his grandchildren, Leigh Hagenson Thompson and her husband, Robert Kirk, of Lake Jackson, Texas, Lara Hagenson Niles, and her husband, Brandon, of Austin, Texas, Rebecca Larsen, and her financé, Nick Walker, of Chicago, Illinois, Richard Larsen, of Aurora, Illinois, Bradley Heitland, and his wife, Kandace, of Ames, Iowa, Rachel Larsen, of New Hampton, Iowa, and Michael Larson, of Forest City, Iowa; his great-grandchildren, Kyle, Kolben, and Alexander Thompson, of Lake Jackson, Texas; two brothers, Merl Skogen, and his wife, Junice, of Albert Lea, Minnesota, and Donald Skogen, and his wife, Carolyn, of Rake, Iowa; and a sister, Carol Thompson, and her husband, Howard, of Bancroft, Iowa; as well as many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant sister, Maedell; and an infant brother, Gerald; as well as many other loved ones.

A very caring, hardworking, and honest man, Norman loved his Lord, his family, his church, and his community. Indeed, he served them all in many ways. He was active in the Lions Club for over twenty years, and he served as the President of Zion Lutheran Church, President of the Young at Heart Club, and the Thompson Senior Center. As a teen, he worked hard on the family farm. He loved basketball and played on the Rake High School and the Rake Town teams.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 PM on Saturday, May 30, 2009, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Thompson, Iowa, with Rev. Boyd Longshore of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will take place at Zion/West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery, rural Thompson. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday, May 29, 2009, at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

He is home with our Lord now, and his memory will be treasured.

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