Ambroson, Dorothy M. (1921-2005)

AMBROSON, TINDERHOLT, GULLICKSON, HAUGEN, LICKO

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 10/5/2015 at 13:54:11

Dorothy M. Ambroson
July 20, 1921 - November 30, 2005

Dorothy Ambroson, age 84, of Leland, died on Wednesday, November 30, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City.

Dorothy Marcella Ambroson, a daughter of Albert and Millie (Gullickson) Tinderholt, was born on the family farm east of Thompson, Iowa, on July 20, 1921. She was baptized and confirmed at West Prairie Lutheran Church near Thompson.

She married Robert Ambroson on September 10, 1950. The couple farmed near Leland their entire married lives. Dorothy joined Our Saviors Lutheran Church where she participated actively in various organizations.

Dorothy enjoyed crocheting, doing handwork, and making beautiful quilts. She worked for many years at the Leland Post Office and in the Winnebago County Accessor’s Office. She entered the Good Samaritan Center in Forest City in September of 2002.

Dorothy is survived by her two children, James Ambroson, and his wife, Melanie, of Leland, Iowa, and Janet Haugen, and her husband, Dennis, of Forest City, Iowa; four grandchildren: Christopher Ambroson, and his wife, Shannon, of Ames, Iowa, Jamie Licko, and her husband, Jim, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Michael Haugen, at Minnesota State University in Mankato, Minnesota, and Justin Haugen, of Eagan, Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Ambroson, who died on September 8, 2005; two brothers; and two sisters.

Funeral service will be held Saturday, December 3, 2005, at 10:30 AM at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Leland, Iowa, with Pastor Randy Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow at the Forest Home Cemetery in Leland. Visitation will be an hour prior to service at the church.

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