Vold, Vernon Arnold (1929-2019)
VOLD, PETERSON, HYLAND, NICHOLS, MCKNIGHT, CRESSMAN, GRECO, CALCOTE, MANDLER, POINDEXTER, NICHOLS, PARKER, PIKE
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/1/2019 at 14:47:46
Vernon Arnold Vold
April 14, 1929 - January 5, 2019Vernon A. Vold, age 89, of rural Lake Mills, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, January 05, 2019, after bravely battling Parkinson's disease.
Vernon Arnold Vold was born to Ole and Mabel (Peterson) Vold in Winnebago County, Iowa, on April 14, 1929. Baptized and confirmed in the Methodist church in Lake Mills, he attended and graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1946. On November 15, 1951, he entered active military duty with the United States Army, serving during the Korean conflict. Having been awarded a Bronze Star, he was honorably discharged on September 20, 1953. On August 22, 1954, he married Betty Hyland at St. Olaf’s Lutheran Church in Austin, Minnesota. Ever since, they made their home south of Lake Mills on their family farm. Retired after farming his entire life, Vernon, still, took in the farm's activities from the kitchen windows.
His family and friends meant everything to him, and he enjoyed catching up with neighbors, reuniting with Army buddies, visiting all his children and grandchildren, and taking camping trips across the United States with his family. Vernon’s other hobbies and interests included playing softball, raising Shetland ponies, taking part in 4-H activities, and hunting. In addition, he loved music and passed that love on to each of his children. Committed to his community as well, he served on the LMCS board, church boards, and with the Otto Chose American Legion.
Vernon is survived by his wife of sixty-four years, Betty Vold, of Lake Mills; and their five children: Larry (Kathy) Vold, of Joice, Iowa, Colleen (Rory) Nichols, of Austin, Minnesota, Brenda (Brad) McKnight, of Osceola, Iowa, Cindy (Fred) Cressman, of Malawi, Africa, and Gail (Pete) Greco, of Robbinsdale, Minnesota; fourteen beloved grandchildren: Anna (Jason) Calcote, of Austin, Texas, Peter (Shannon) Vold, of Dexter, Minnesota, Sarah (Luke) Mandler, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Tricia (Jonathan) Poindexter, of Austin, Minnesota, David (Anastacia) Nichols, of Remsen, New York, Michael Nichols, of Mankato, Minnesota, Amanda (Seth) Parker, of Osceola, Iowa, Ashley (Jerod) Pike, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Kiersten Cressman, of Bloomington, Minnesota, Bethany Cressman, of Bloomington, Minnesota, Emily Cressman, of Kona, Hawaii, Isaiah Cressman, of Malawi, Africa, Dominic Greco, of Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and Angelo Greco, of Robbinsdale, Minnesota; ten great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Nita Vold, of Forest City, Iowa; as well as by many nieces, nephews, extended relatives, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his twin infant children, David and Diane Vold; and his two brothers: Milford (in infancy) and Donald Vold.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, at the Asbury United Methodist Church in Lake Mills with Pastor Fred Cressman officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunnyside Cemetery in Lake Mills with military honors conducted by the Lake Mills Otto Chose Post #235. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, January 8, 2019, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Mittelstadt Funeral Home, 902 East Main Street, Lake Mills, and again for one hour before the service at the church on Wednesday morning.
Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, Iowa, 2019.
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