Lien, Daniel W. 1924-2007
LIEN, WAHL, NERLIE, WATERFALL
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 10/25/2012 at 13:45:15
Daniel W. Lien, age 82, of Decorah, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home in Decorah.
Memorial Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 30, 2007 at Decorah Lutheran Church by Rev. James Glesne, with private family inurnment at Springfield Lutheran Cemetery, rural Decorah. Full military honors will be accorded by Brockman-Hammersland American Legion Post 503 of Ossian.
Friends may call after 10:00 A.M. Saturday at the church. Arrangements are being handled by Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah.
Daniel W. Lien was born December 4, 1924 in Ossian, Iowa, the son of Jacob A.O. and Cornelia Mae (Wahl) Lien. He graduated from Decorah High School with the Class of 1942 and Luther College in 1949. He also pursued graduate studies at the University of Minnesota.
Daniel was united in marriage with Sylvia Delores Nerlie on February 6, 1954 in Decorah, Iowa. This union was blessed with one son, David Wayne.
He worked as the office manager for Fred Carlson Co. in Decorah for 37 years. Daniel was a member of Decorah Lutheran Church, where he served as treasurer of the congregation during the building of the new sanctuary. He was an active member of the Decorah Quarterback Club and he kept statistics for Decorah High School and Luther College Sports with Ken Bjerke on KDEC Radio for many years.
Daniel was a World War II Army Veteran. He enlisted on June 28, 1943 at Camp Dodge, Iowa and served with the 20th Armored Division, 27th Tank Battalion, Company D. He served at Camp Campbell, Kentucky, Camp Miles Standish, Massachusetts, and the European Theater of Operation including Le Havre, France, Rouen France, and the Central Europe Campaign including Munich, Germany and Salzburg, Austria. He was Honorably Discharge on February 12, 1946 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana.
Daniel became a resident of the Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home on May 29, 2007. He died at the Nursing Home on June 12, 2007 at the age of 82 years.
Survivors include his wife of over 53 years, Sylvia of Decorah; a son, David Lien and his wife Lisa of Midland, Michigan; three grandchildren, Ben, Sam and Molly Lien; a brother, Jack Lien and his wife Virginia of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin; a sister, Cornelia Waterfall of Norwich, Vermont and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Decorah High School Baseball Field, c/o Dennis Olejniczak, 112 Sunset Drive, Decorah, Iowa 52101; Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice, 915 Montgomery St., Decorah, Iowa 52101 or Barthell Eastern Star Nursing Home, 911 Ridgewood Drive, Decorah, Iowa 52101.
Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database
Springfield Lutheran cemetery
Winneshiek Obituaries maintained by Bruce Kuennen.
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