Spilde, Florence Marcella (Engen) 1916-2011

SPILDE, ENGEN, MELAAS, SCHMIEDEN, HAGEMAN, ELLINGSON, WATTS, NESTEBY, SAMPSON, WESTERHOLM, SOUHRADA

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/5/2012 at 13:20:10

Florence Spilde, age 94, of Decorah, IA, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah, IA.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20, 2011, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, with Rev. Bryan Robertson and Rev. Ole Winter presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Iowa.

Friends may call from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., on Friday at the Schluter Balik Funeral Home in Decorah, and also after 9:00 a.m., at the church on Saturday morning.

Florence Marcella (Engen) Spilde was born on September 1, 1916, the daughter of Alert and Christine (Melaas) Engen in Madison Township, rural Decorah, Iowa. Florence was baptized on September 24, 1916 and confirmed on May 20, 1931, both at the Madison Lutheran Church. She attended rural school in Madison Township and graduated from the eighth grade on May 30, 1930. After her schooling, she remained at home to take care of her four brothers after their mother’s sudden death. Florence married Leonard Olaf Spilde on April 3, 1937, at the Madison Lutheran Church. To this union, thirteen children were born: Lil, Bill, Al, Robert, Jim, Francis, Curt, Les, Darlene, Judy, Wanda, Ione and Wes. Over the years, Florence cleaned area homes and worked at the Winneshiek Medical Center in food service, retiring in 1984. Florence volunteered at the Decorah Lutheran Church, helping with the newsletter and in the kitchen during the Nordic Fest, RSVP and at the Vesterheim Museum. Florence enjoyed reading, but above all, she loved and cared for her large family. Florence was a member of the Decorah Lutheran Church.

Florence is survived by her eleven children: Lil (Wayne) Schmieden, Waterville, IA; Bill (Nancy) Spilde, Decorah, IA; Al (Marge) Spilde, Minneapolis, MN; Robert “Bob” (Karen) Spilde, Decorah, IA; Jim (Sharon) Spilde, Cresco, IA; Curt Spilde, Decorah, IA; Les (Shirley Hageman) Spilde, Decorah, IA; Darlene Ellingson, Ridgeway, IA; Wanda (Paul) Watts, Belvidere, IL; Ione (Don) Nesteby, Decorah, IA; and Wes (Deloris) Spilde, Belvidere, IL; along with twenty-nine grandchildren; seventy-three great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren. One brother: Lester (Dorothy Sampson) Engen, Decorah, IA. Two sisters-in-law: Doris Engen, Decorah, IA; and Norma Engen, La Crescent, MN, along with several nieces and nephews.

Florence was preceded in death by her parents: Alert and Christine (Melaas) Engen. Her husband: Leonard Spilde in 1986. Two children: Francis (Carol) Spilde in 1968 and Judy Engen in 1972. Two sons-in-law: Norin Westerholm in 1995 and Parnell Ellingson, Sr. in 2007. Two grandchildren: Chonda Spilde in 1990 and Lori Souhrada in 2001. Two great grandchildren: Andy Spilde in 1985 and Jonah Hageman in 2000. Three brothers: Merlin Engen, Spencer (Agnes) Engen and Gordon Engen.

Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database

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