Sunday, September 12, 2010

AGNES A. EKDAHL

NAME OF DECEASED: AGNES A. EKDAHL
AGE: 100

ADDRESS: 6001 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Former Stetsonville and Medford Area resident

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 4:20 A.M. Thursday, September 9 at the North Memorial Medical Center Robbinsdale, Minnesota

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 17th, 2010 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford

OFFICIATING: Father Gerald Willger and Deacon Joseph Stefancin

PLACE OF BURIAL: Medford Evergreen II Cemetery, Medford

VISITATION AT: 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 17, 2010 at Holy Rosary Church, Medford

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: June 2nd, 1910 at Marshfield Wisconsin

EDUCATION: Graduate of South High School of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1928

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: Married to Norman W. “Swede” Ekdahl on August 30th, 1933 and he preceded her in death on August 16th, 1991

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Worked as a Stenographer at the Taylor County court house in human services department for about 20 years, and then for the veteran services department for around 5 years. Agnes was also one of the first librarians in Stetsonville, Wisconsin. As a young lady, she enjoyed embroidery and was an avid reader.

MEMBER OF: Past member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville and St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

SURVIVING CHILDREN: 2 Daughters: Audrey Feddick of Phoenix, Arizona and Andrea (James) Lombard of Baraboo, WI
1 Son: Bruce (Lisa) Ekdahl of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 5 GREAT -GRANDCHILDREN: 4

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 Sisters: Millie (Evert) Anderson of Wyoming, Minnesota and Helen (Al) Hedlund of Crystal, Minnesota

DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 2 Sisters: Lucille Langseth and Florence Hanson

DECEASED FATHER: Joseph G. Seidel DECEASED MOTHER: Mary Rauscher

PALLBEARERS: Matthew Ekdahl, Cara Stefanko, Kirsten and James Lombard, Michele and John Pierce

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, memorial’s can be made to Agnes’s name to be designated at a later date
Hemer Funeral Home of Medford is assisting the family with arrangements
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