Hylland, Elna Elvera (1923-2017)
HYLLAND, FRISBIE, KLEMM, UBBEN, NIELSEN, HOFLAND, PERRINE, STANFIELD, PETERSON, TOMKINS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/31/2017 at 21:34:13
Elna Elvera Hylland
March 20, 1923 - October 22, 2017Surrounded by her daughters and daughter-in-law, Elna E. (Frisbie) Hylland, 94, of Lake Mills, Iowa, died on Sunday, October 22, 2017, at her home in Lake Mills.
Elna, a daughter of George and Elsie Frisbie, was born on March 20, 1923, in rural Ringsted, Iowa. After attending high school in Emmetsburg, Iowa, she married Raymond Hylland on July 4, 1939. From 1939 until 1989, they farmed near Buffalo Center and Thompson, Iowa. After retiring they lived in Fairmont, Minnesota, until Raymond passed away in 1998. Elna, then, moved to Lake Mills, Iowa, where she was living at the time of her death.
Elna worked hard on the farm and at the Deluxe factory in Lake Mills. Having retired early, she and Ray enjoyed spending many years wintering in McAllen, Texas. Well known for her many talents, she made beautiful wedding cakes, played the accordion, organ, mouth organ, and guitar, and served as a 4-H leader for several years. A talented painter, she sold many of her paintings. An accomplished seamstress, she sewed many an item for the members of her family. In addition, for many years, she enjoyed going to Branson, Missouri, with her family where she made many friends including a special “grandson,” Mike Patrick.
Elna enjoyed animals and could tame any animal including squirrels, badgers, geese, chickens, crows, etc. She loved her family intently. Indeed, as the cornerstone of the family, she could always find something positive to say about everyone and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. In return, they all loved her dearly and will, greatly, miss her.
She is survived by daughters, Rosanne Klemm, of Lake Mills, Iowa, and Marlys (Verlyn) Ubben, of Frost, Minnesota; her daughter-in-law, Nancy Hylland, of Stewartville, Minnesota; her grandchildren: Sarah (Greg) Hofland; Daniel (Megan), Kirk (Susan), and Raylene Hylland; David (Marie) and John (Rhonda) Nielsen; Kari (Nathan) Perrine; Rebecca (Darren) Peterson; Abby (David) Stanfield; and Christopher (Laurie Clair), Mark, and Tina Ubben (J. R. Grady); twenty-eight great grandchildren; one great-great grandson; her sister-in-law, Ruth Hylland, and her special dog, Quincy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond A. Hylland; her sons, G. Ray (Butch) and David P Hylland; her daughter-in-law, Victoria Hylland Tomkins; son-in-law, Paul Klemm; her grandson, George Nielsen; her great-grandson, Jeremiah Perrine; her great-great granddaughter, Georgia Taylor; her parents; and her siblings.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, October 28, 2017, at Center Lutheran Church, 19266 440th Street, Leland, Iowa 50453, with Pastor Thomas Rank officiating. Visitation will take place between 5:00 and 7:00 PM, Friday evening, at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, Iowa 50450, and again for one hour before the service at the church. Burial will follow at the Center Lutheran Cemetery, rural Leland, Iowa. The family suggests that memorials be directed to the Scarville Lutheran School, 411 Logan Street, Scarville, Iowa, 50473.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, Iowa, 2017.
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