FLATLAND, Ole Albert 1913-1999

LYKKEBO, HANSON, FLATLAND, HOINES, SOLUM, MCINTOSH, EHRIE, STEGEN, LEISTIKOW, SEVERSON, ENGEN

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Date: 9/3/2010 at 14:40:47

Decorah Public Opinion, Tuesday, May 4, 1999

Ole A. Flatland

Ole A. Flatland, 86, of Decorah, died Tuesday, April 27, 1999, at the Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis., due to heart attacks.

Funeral services were held Saturday, May 1, at 11 a.m., at the Glenwood Lutheran Church, rural Decorah, with the Rev. Susan Debner officiating.

Al Sensor was the organist. Soloist Renae Mclntosh sang "In the Garden" and "Just a Closer Walk with Thee." The congregation sang "What A Friend We Have In Jesus" and "How Great Thou Art."

Casket bearers were Randy Mclntosh, Russell Mclntosh, Rick Mclntosh, Byron Ehrie, Bradley Ehrie and Jeffrey Flatland.

Honorary bearers were Connie Nagel, Cheryl Flatland, Carrie Flatland, Kim Kuhn, Marie Tweten, Melanie Lucas, Kelsi Flatland and Angela Flatland.

Committal was at the Glenwood East Cemetery. The French & Balik Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Ole Albert Flatland was born April 10, 1913, in Glenwood Township, Winneshiek County, the son of Ole H. and Hilda (Lykkebo-Hanson) Flatland.

He was baptized June 22, 1913, by the Rev. Scarvie and confirmed April 29, 1928, by the Rev. Brevik at Glenwood Lutheran Church. He attended rural schools in Winneshiek and Allamakee counties.

At the age of 11, he and other siblings began working for area farmers, working in the fields with horse-drawn equipment and bringing home meager earnings for his family.

One of Ole's employers enjoyed telling how Ole managed to have chore duties a certain time of day, close to a road where his future bride walked on her way to and from teaching a rural school.

On June 1, 1941, Ole was united in marriage with Anna K. Hoines at Fremont Lutheran Church, rural Cresco. To this union six children were born — Judy, Duane, LuAnn, Orabel, Raymond and Gary.

The family farmed in the Ridgeway and Decorah areas until retirement, then moved to Decorah in 1984. They took bus tours to almost every state and Canada.

Ole drove school buses for Decorah Community Schools 19 years and enjoyed driving the baseball team and other extracurricular activities.

He also enjoyed playing cards, horseshoes and billiards with family and friends. Ole was a lifetime member of Glenwood Lutheran Church and was active in Lutheran Brotherhood Council, ushering and sharing coffee after worship.

Survivors include five children, Judy and Duane Mclntosh of Decorah, Duane and Linda Flatland of Waukon, Orabel Ehrie of Decorah, Raymond and Ellen O'Leary Flatland of Foster City, Calif., and Gary and Peg Flatland of Madison, Wis.; 15 grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Norman and Leonora Flatland of Harmony, Minn., and Harold and Ardith Flatland of Cresco; two sisters, Clara Stegen of Decorah and Elise Stegen of Apple Valley, Minn.; two sisters-in-law, Marlys Hoines of Cresco and Lenora (Carl) Leistikow of Decorah; and many nieces and nephews.

Grandchildren are Randy (Renae) Mclntosh, Russell (Tina) Mclntosh, Rick Mclntosh, Connie (Jim) Nagel, Cheryl Flatland, Carrie Flatland, Kim (Steve) Kuhn, Marie (Randy) Tweten, Byron Ehrie, Bradley Ehrie, Melanie (Dale) Lucas, Kelsi Flatland, Ryan Flatland, Jeffrey Flatlland and Angela Flatland.

Great-grandchildren are Allison, Amanda and Breanna Mclntosh; Tanner, Benji and Justin Mclntosh; Marissa Nagel; Abigail and Samantha Kuhn; Tyler, Travis, Troy and Trent Tweten; and Austin and Kristian Lucas.

Ole Flatland was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Anna, who died; March 25, 1995; his daughter LuAnn (Carrol) Solum, who died Aug. 5, 1995; two brothers, Albert and Charles Flatland; and two sisters, Anne Severson and Hannah Engen.

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