Woldum, Cecilia H. (Teslow) 1881-1969

WOLDUM, TESLOW, MOEN, GIPP

Posted By: Bill Waters (email)
Date: 1/14/2014 at 11:20:17

Funeral services for Mrs. John H. Woldum, 87, of Decorah, are being held today, Thursday, April 3, at 2 p m in First Lutheran Church. Mrs. Woldum died Tuesday, April 1, at the Decorah Retirement Center. Pastors John Ness and George Ulvilden are officiating at the services. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery with the Steine Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.

Pallbearers for the service are Dennis Woldum, Richard Woldum, John Gipp, Gerald Gipp, James Gipp, Charles Gipp, and Dean Gipp. Mrs. R. A. Haatvedt is the organist for the service.

Cecilia H. Teslow, the daughter of Hans and Syneva Teslow, was born Dec 4, 1881, in Glenwood Township. She attended the rural schools.

On May 26, 1910, she was united in marriage to John Woldum in the Glenwood Lutheran Church. Mr. Woldum died in 1954.

Survivors include six children: Mrs. Albert (Ruby) Moen, Decorah; Mrs. Alvin (Jeanette) Gipp, Decorah; Norman Woldum, Decorah; Telford Woldum, Faribault, Minn; Ray Woldum, Decorah; and Hubert Woldum, Waterloo.

Other survivors include 16 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one brother, Carl Teslow, Decorah.

She was a member of the First Lutheran Church and had been given a life membership in the A. L. C. W. She also was a member of the Women's Relief Corps. Decorah Journal, Thurs. Apr. 3, 1969

Photo and Obit submitted by Cyndi Gipp

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