Maude N. (Haag) KIRCHNER PRUISMAN

PRUISMAN, HAAG, KIRCHNER, GROTH, HACKER, ECKHARDT, WALTERS, MOEN, HANSON, KENNETT, SERCY, MINTON, WALLACE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/17/2010 at 11:06:02

MANLY, IA - Maude Pruisman, 94, of Decorah and formerly of Manly, and Kanawha, died Saturday (May 29, 2010) at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral services were held on Saturday, June 5, at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. today at the Manly Cemetery.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
June 17, 2010

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October 8, 1915 - May 29, 2010

Maude Pruisman died peacefully at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in the care of Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice in Decorah on Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the age of 94. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 5, 2010 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah with by Steven M. Jacobsen officiating. Burial will be in Manly Cemetery in Manly, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, one hour before services, at the church. Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah is in charge of the arrangements for the family.

Maude N. (Haag) Kirchner Pruisman was born October 8, 1915, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Groth) Haag in McCook, South Dakota. She was united in marriage to Charles H. Kirchner on November 7, 1934. After Charlie’s death in October of 1954, Maude was married to Klaas Pruisman on October 3, 1963 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. In her lifetime Maude lived in Taopi, Minnesota, Dexter, Minnesota, Austin, Minnesota, Manly, Iowa and Kanawha, Iowa before moving to Decorah, Iowa in March of 2000. Her adult years seemed to center around food. She was a cook and baker in several restaurants and she was in charge of the Kanawha Community School hot lunch program when she retired. She enjoyed providing special meals and favorite treats for her family and relatives on holidays and at reunions. Maude was a very active member of Kanawha Lutheran Church for many years. Playing board games and cards with her children and grandchildren was a favored pastime with Skip-Bo ranking high. She belonged to several card clubs over the years. She was a very competitive card player and usually won the high prize. Music was a special part of her life. She and Klaas loved to dance and did so beautifully. Lawrence Welk was her all-time favorite. She and Klaas enjoyed many trips with the Hackers. Another favorite activity was camping with all of her children and grandchildren. She, indeed, was a great mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charlie Haag in October 1954; her second husband, Klaas Pruisman on April 12, 1994; her son, Glenn Kirchner on July 30, 2001; her daughter, Betty Hacker on January 12, 1995; her daughter, LaDonna on March 24, 2000; her daughter, Ronda on March 19, 1967; her son-in-law, Ron Eckhardt on June 26, 2008; her granddaughter, Cally Jo Eckhardt on November 12, 2006; and step-son, Jerry Pruisman.

Maude is survived by daughter-in-law, Dolly Kirchner of Decorah; son-in-law, Darvin (Norma) Hacker of Decorah; stepdaughter, Marlene (Bob) Walters of Orland, IN; fifteen grandchildren: Glenda (Paul) Moen of Hudson, WI; Steven (Tessa) Kirchner of Eagle Vail, CO; Kaleen (Bruce) Hanson of Waukon, IA; Dave (Laura) Kirchner of Decorah, IA: Mike (Wendy) Kirchner of Chatfield, MN; Michael Hacker of Seattle, WA; Karen (Doug) Kennett of Shepherdstown, WV; Marty (Jodi) Eckhardt of Mason City, IA: Larry Eckhardt of Center Point, IA: John Pruisman; Lynn Ann Pruisman; Jennifer Sercy: Elizabeth Minton; Katherine Wallace; 24 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

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