Charlson, Carmen H. (1920-2013)

CHARLSON, MARTINSON, CLARK, DIRKS, LANT

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/29/2013 at 15:06:24

Carmen H. Charlson
February 18, 1920 - November 3, 2013

FOREST CITY - Carmen Charlson, age 93, of Forest City, died on Sunday, November 3, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Forest City.

Carmen H. Charlson was born on February 18, 1920, to Henry and Genette (Martinson) Charlson near Leland, Iowa. She attended school in Leland. After graduating from Waldorf College, she started her career teaching rural school. After a few years, she switched occupations to doing office work at Dr. Safely's medical practice and then at People's Natural Gas, both in Forest City, where she met and enjoyed working with many people.

Carmen enjoyed visiting with her friends and had lots of hobbies. She played cards and pool, did crossword puzzles and word searches, loved to read books and newspapers, gardened, and made trips to the library. She also enjoyed, and was luckier than most people, with pull-tab, scratch, and lottery tickets.

A life-long member of West Prairie Lutheran Church near Leland, Carmen participated in her circle and served as church treasurer for many years.

Carmen is survived by her three nephews, Jerry Charlson, of Los Angeles, California, Harley Charlson, and his wife, Judy, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and David Charlson, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; three nieces, Sue Clark, of Parker, Colorado, Kathy Dirks, and her husband, Joel, of Harlan, Iowa, and Sandy Charlson, and her husband, Chris Lant, of Carbondale, Illinois; and her sister-in-law, Gladys Charlson, of Carbondale, Illinois; as well as by numerous great-nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Arthur and Earl; two sisters, Margaret and Valborg; two nieces, Verlie and Nancy; and one nephew, Phillip.

A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at West Prairie Lutheran Church in rural Leland with Pastor Steve Bang officiating. Inurnment will be in the West Prairie Lutheran Cemetery following the service. There will be no visitation.

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