AMUNDSON, Katherine 1910-2005

AMUNDSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 10/13/2005 at 12:38:49

Katherine (Peters) Amundson, 95, of Northwood, formerly of Forest City and Swaledale, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2005, at Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m., Thursday at Retz-Grarup Funeral Home in Sheffield with Rev. Al Stoa presiding. Interment will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Swaledale. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers her family requests that a donation be made to your-favorite charity in memory of Katherine.

Katherine Louise Amundson was born Sept. 10, 1910, on the family farm near Sheffield, a daughter of Harm and Mary (Kruggel) Peters. She attended country school in Pleasant Valley Township and then graduated from the first consolidated school in Iowa: Swaledale. Following school she worked on the family farm. Katherine was united in marriage with Arthur Amundson in Rockwell June 26, 1932. They made their home in Thornton and various towns following Art's work as a butter maker. In 1957 they settled in Forest City where she was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Katherine greatly enjoyed offering hospitality to her visitors; she always prepared a large meal for her guests. Her cooking was tremendous especially her cookies. Special times for Katherine included spending time with her grandchildren and their families and her nieces, nephews and their families.

Katherine in survived by her sons: Arthur (Nancy) Amundson, Northwood; Donnie Dean (Gea) Amundson, Le Center, MN; grandchildren: Chamaine (Loren) Snell and their children, Reid and Brycen of Cedar Rapids; Erik Amundson and wife Callie Chenault of St. Paul, MN; Eileen (Tim) Ocel and daughter Evelyn of Zimmerman, MN; Heather (Jacob) Musich and their children Max and Gwen; Andrea Amundson and husband Tim Kjensrud and Paul Amundson and fiancée Dana McJunkin of Indian Hills, CO; sisters-in-law: Reva Peters, Swaledale and Edna Peters, Rockwell; special cousin: Minie Busch, Ventura; she was also very close to her many nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death are her parents, husband, 2 brothers: Leo and Louie and a sister in infancy: Mathilda.

Source: Northwood Anchor, 10/5/2005