Ness, Carol A. (Lennon) -- 1940 - 2000

ASPENSON, LENNON, NESS, PARKER, KNUTSON, HOILAHD

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Decorah Journal, July 13, 2000

Carol A. Ness

Carol A. Ness, 59, of Decorah, died Thursday, July 13, 2000, at home of cancer.

A memorial service was held Monday, July 17, at 11 a.m., at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with the Revs. James Glesne and Ole Winter officiating.

Kathy Murray was the organist. Soloist Sarah Voorhees sang "Wind Beneath My Wings" and "I Come to the Garden Alone." Dianne DuBose sang "On Eagle's Wings." They combined for a duet on "How Great Thou Art." The congregation sang "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," "Praise and Thanks and Adoration" and "Blessed Assurance."

Gospel music was provided by Charley and Sandy Good and Verne Koenig on guitars, with accompanists Kathy Murray on piano and Anna Evenson on violin.

Casket bearers were Gary Aspenson, Bernie Christen, Wesley Forde, Norman Moe Jr., Chad Ness and Mark Numedahl.

Honorary bearers were Doreen Bidne, Delores Candia, Laurie Christen, Bette Forde, John and Ann Glesne, Linda Moen and Lisa Pritchard.

A private family burial was held at the Lutheran Cemetery. The Fjelstul Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Carol Ann (Lennon) Ness was born Sept. 6, 1940, the daughter of Corolla (Aspenson) and Huber Lennon in Winneshiek County.

She attended Springwater School and Decorah and Cresco High Schools, graduating from Cresco. She attended one summer at Luther College and
one year at Waldorf, earning an AA associate degree. Carol continued part-time at Luther College, nearing completion of her bachelor's degree.

She was parish secretary at Decorah Lutheran Church for five years and was an admissions processor at Luther College for 23 years.

On Sept. 1, 1963, she was united in marriage with Howard Ness at Decorah Lutheran Church.

Carol is remembered as always being concerned about others more than herself, giving selflessly of her time, energy and love, and that anyone who knew her was blessed and better for that. She had a knack of making
people feel better with her kind words and empathy.

She was given three months to live back in July of 1999, but was able to see the birth of her newest grandchild, Amanda, in April.

Carol's family was always her first priority. She especially enjoyed the many trips to Rosemount and Rochester, Minn, to watch her grandchildren. She enjoyed playing with them in parks.

Survivors include her husband, Howard; their three children and five grandchildren, Christopher A. Ness of Decorah, Paul N. and Heidi Ness of Rosemount, Minn., and children Adam, Hannah and Caitlin, and Laurie and Mick Parker of Rochester, Minn., and children, Emily and Amanda; her parents, Huber and Corolla Lennon; two sisters, Judy and Dick Knutson of Onalaska, Wis., and Ellen and Rich Hoilahd of Forest Lake, Minn.; and her mother-in-law, Meta Ness of Waukon.

Transcribed by an IA GenWeb Volunteer from obituaries found in the Howard-Winneshiek Genealogy Society Library, Cresco, Iowa.