Sunde, Thelma A. (1917-2014)
SUNDE, TORKELSON, OLSON, WIBBEN, PAULSEN, BERRY, SPRINGER, ALBERTSON, KESSLER, HANNA
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/19/2014 at 21:11:30
Thelma A. Sunde
July 2, 1917 - November 22, 2014FOREST CITY – Thelma A. Sunde, 97, of Forest City, died on Saturday, November 22, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Society in Forest City.
Born at Ottosen, Iowa, on July 2, 1917, to Osmund and Bessie (Olson) Torkelson, Thelma Arlene, the fifth of thirteen children, spent her early years in rural Thompson and then in Forest City. On February 23, 1940, she married Ingvald K. Sunde in Forest City. Ingvald and Thelma farmed first in the Thompson area and later near Lakota. In 1967, they moved to Forest City.
Thelma had a strong faith in God that carried her through the many joys and difficulties that life brought. Most of all, she treasured her children and their families, hers and Ingvald's extended families, and her many friends. She loved to garden, bake, sew quilts, and study her Bible. Two years ago when she moved into Forest Plaza Assisted Living, she, most, missed being able to serve her guests coffee and goodies.
Thelma leaves behind her nine children, Beverly (Edwin) Wibben, of Mt. Pleasant, Keith (Joan) Sunde, of Clear Lake, Ivan (Susan) Sunde, of Spicer, Minnesota, Robert (Carolyn) Sunde, of Forest City, Jerry Sunde, of Joplin, Missouri, Mary Paulsen, and special friend, Pete Fox, of Forest City, Judy (Ron) Berry, of Spirit Lake, Karen (CA) Springer, of Garner, and Ingvald (Sandy) Sunde, of Forest City; thirty-two grandchildren and their families who blessed her with sixty-one great grandchildren; a sister, Julaine Albertson; a brother, Orrin (Marian) Torkelson; two sisters-in-law, Bonnie Torkelson and Linda Kessler; and a brother-in-law, Marvin Hanna; as well as an extended family that includes many nieces and nephews living in the U.S. and also in Norway.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Ingvald, in August of 1975; her parents, Osmund and Bessie Torkelson; Ingvald's parents, Kornelius and Elida Sunde, of Stavanger, Norway; ten of her siblings; and all eleven of Ingvald's siblings.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, November 25, 2014, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City with Revs. Rod Hopp and Kevin Olson officiating. Burial will take place at Madison Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M., Monday, November 24, 2014, at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Home in Forest City and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
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