OBITUARY: Luther Theodore Tollefson, Mitchell County, Iowa

(St. Ansgar Enterprise, St. Ansgar, Iowa; 13 APR 1978 )


                      Luther Theodore Tollefson

Funeral services for Luther Tollefson, 75, who died in St. Ansgar Sunday,
April 9, were held Wednesday, April 12 at the First Lutheran church here with
the Rev. Stephen Engelstad officiating.

Luther Theodore Tollefson was born July 11, 1902 at the family farm north of
St. Ansgar, the only son of M. George Tollefson and Nilla (Groth) Tollefson.
He was baptized as an infant by the late Rev. M.E. Waldeland, and confirmed
by him in 1916. He received his early education in the Clayde and St. Ansgar
grade schools and St. Ansgar High School. He lived his entire life in this
community except for four years at Iowa State University, Ames, where he
graduated in the class of 1925 with a BA degree in Agriculture and Animal
Husbandry.

After his father's death he devoted his life to cultivating the family farm until
his retirement in 1975 when he and his wife moved to St. Ansgar where he
lived until the time of his death.

He married Myrtle (Blakestad) Neeley March 4, 1941. Mr. Tollefson was
interested in civic affairs, the school system and his church. He held various
offices in First Lutheran church over the years, presently serving as a member
of the Planning Committee for the 125th Church Anniversary this year.

For 26 years he was a director on the Board of the Mitchell County Farmers
Mutual Insurance Association. For 25 years he served as a director on the
Mitchell County Board of Education. He served as co-chairman of the
Mitchell County Cancer Crusade for several years. He started a milk
pasteurizing plant in St. Ansgar several years ago which he operated for a
number of years. 

Mr. Tollefson is survived by his wife, Myrtle; one sister, Mrs. Ada Hahn of
Osage; one nephew, Harlan Hahn of California; a step-son, Victor Neeley of
Kennewick, Wash.; three Neeley grandchildren, Brenda Neeley Rose and son
Christopher, Linda and Jeffrey Neeley, all of Kennewick.

He was preceded in death by his parents. Burial was in the First Lutheran
Cemetery with Rev. Engelstad in charge of committal services.



Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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