Dorothy (Pinkele) MIKELSON

MIKELSON, PINKELE, DUITSCHER, SKADBURG, SCHIPULL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/21/2007 at 23:30:39

November 6, 1925 --- March 31,1951

Former Resident Killed Saturday

The many friends of Mrs. Paul Mikelson, 25, were shocked when word was received here late Saturday night that she had been killed in a car-truck collision on U S 169 south of Ft. Dodge about 7:30 that night. Her husband has been, in the Lutheran hospital in Ft Dodge since the accident. His condition is critical. The men driving the truck were Donald Lauer, 34, and Norman Greenfield, 38, both of Ft. Dodge. They are also in the Lutheran hospital, but their condition is considered favorable. The Mikelsons were driving north, while the truck was southbound. According to Webster county officers, the Mikelson car apparently skidded on a patch of ice and swerved into the path of the approaching truck. The car was completely demolished. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mikelson were removed from the car with difficulty. She died of a basal skull fracture. Mikelson's injuries include fractures of the legs and shoulder, broken ribs, a head concussion and multiple cuts and bruises. The Mikelsons were enroute from Perry to Corwith to visit relatives. Greenfield and Laurer were on their way to Ogden to deliver a horse which they had in the truck. The horse was killed

Funeral services were held Wednesday for Mrs. Mikelson in Eagle Grove at the Methodist church at 2:00 p. m. Short service was held at the Brooks funeral home at Perry at 10 o'clock that morning. At the time of her death Mrs. Mikelson was teaching in a rural school near Perry. They had lived in Clarion a short time after their marriage. Then they moved to Perry.

Wright County Monitor -- Clarion, Iowa
April 5, 1951

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Dorothy (Pinkele) Mikelson, daughter of Helen and Jules Pinkele of Eagle-Grove was born near Eagle Grove November 6th, 1925 and passed away at 7:30 p. m. March 31st, 1951, as the result of an auto accident, near Dayton, Ia.

Dorothy attended the country school near her home, later entering high school in Eagle Grove, where she graduated with the class of 1943. She taught school three years in Wright county and the past year had been teaching near Perry, Iowa. On January 1st, 1946, she was united in marriage to Paul E. Mikelson of Clarion, Iowa. The first part of their married life they lived in Clarion, later moving to Perry where they resided at the time of her death.

She was a member of the Eagle Grove Methodist church during her residence here, later transferring to the Presbyterian faith.

Dorothy is survived by her husband, Paul Mikelson, of Perry, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jules Pinkele of Eagle Grove, three sisters, (Adele) Mrs. Benny Duitscher of Clarion, (Yvonne) Mrs. Bernard Skadburg of Eagle Grove, (Evelyn) Mrs. Lyle Schipull near Corwith and one brother, Louis Pinkele of Eagle Grove, also other relatives and many close friends. One sister preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Wednesday forenoon, April 4th in Perry, Iowa at the Brooks funeral home and at 2 p. m. at the Methodist church in Eagle Grove. Services were conducted by Rev. Clarence C. Tompkins, a former pastor, assisted
by Rev. Harrison Dawes. Two songs, "Beyond The Sunset" and "In The Garden" were sung by Mrs. S. C. Schrage and Mrs. Burdette Middleton, accompanied by Mrs. George DeForest. Interment was in the Evergreen cemetery at Clarion. Many memorial gifts were given in her memory besides the many beautiful flowers.

The pallbearers were: Paul Thul, Donald Johnson and Verne Lewellyn of Clarion, Joseph Huibsch of Iowa Falls, Ed Newburn and Clarence Williamson of Eagle Grove.

Eagle Grove Eagle --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
April 12, 1951