Martinson, Emil Caroll Rev. -- 1920 - 2005
MARTINSON, JACOBSON, LYNCH, JUFFER, NELSON, HAUKOS
Posted By: Bill Waters (email)
Date: 6/5/2012 at 11:25:00
Rev. Emil Caroll Martinson , age 84, of Appleton, WI, formerly of Decorah, IA, died on Wednesday, January 12, 2005 at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, in Appleton, following a short illness. Funeral services were held on Monday, January 17, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, Iowa. Burial services were held on Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sarpsborg Cemetery in Dalton, Minnesota.
He was born May 13, 1920 to Tollef and Ingeborg Martinson in rural Dalton, Minnesota. After graduating from Augsburg College in 1943, he served as a Lieutenant in the US Navy from 1943 to 1945. After release from military service, he attended Augsburg Seminary, and was ordained into the Lutheran ministry in 1949. He married Jeanette Solvei Jacobson on August 28, 1948. During his career in the ministry, he served as pastor at St. Ola and Pukwana Lutheran churches, Pukwana, South Dakota (1949-1953); Trinity, First, and Napoleon Lutheran Churches, Kintyre, North Dakota (1953-1957); Argyle and Adams Lutheran churches, Argyle, Wisconsin (1957-1964); Big Canoe and Highland Lutheran Churches in rural Decorah (1964-1974), St. Paul’s Lutheran in Irwin, Iowa (1974-1981), and Beaver Creek & Faith Lutheran Churches near Forest City, Iowa (1981-1987). Following retirement in 1987, Emil and Jeannette Martinson lived and worked at Holden Village, a church retreat center in the Cascade Mountain region of Washington State, for a year before returning to Decorah in 1988, where they lived until moving to Appleton, Wisconsin in 2004. Emil’s parish ministry was guided by his faith, and marked by his abiding interest in people and music. Visitation was a favorite part of his ministry. Following retirement, this interest motivated him to serve as visitation pastor with St. John’s Lutheran Church in Waukon and Decorah Lutheran Church through the late 90s. His interest in music resulted in continuing involvement in two family singing groups, the Martinson Family Singers and “His Gang”, who both performed in area churches and toured throughout the Midwest. Emil was a lifetime member of the Luren Singing Society, and accompanied them on several trips to Norway. Emil and Jeanette are members of Decorah Lutheran Church.
Emil’s survivors include his wife, Jeanette Martinson, Appleton, WI. One son: Timothy Martinson & wife Joanna Lynch, Ithaca, NY. Three daughters: Patsy Martinson, Decorah, IA; Sonja Juffer & husband Kirk, Shorewood, WI and Lisa Martinson & husband Grant Nelson, Appleton, WI. One daughter-in-law: Kate Ruane Martinson, Decorah, IA. Seven grandchildren: James Kristoffer Martinson, Gustaf Herman Juffer, Robin Ann Martinson, Gudrun Juffer, Helen Juffer, Emily Laurel and Wren Lynch Martinson. Two sisters-in-law: Helen Irene Martinson, (Mrs. Clarence) Fergus Falls, MN and Helen Harriett Martinson (Mrs. Milton) Ashby, MN.
Emil was preceded in death by his son, Stephen Charles Martinson of Decorah in 2001; his parents; one sister: Ida T. Haukos & her husband, Orton. Two brothers: Milton and Clarence Martinson
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