OBITUARY: Antonette (Docken) Maakestad, 1869-1965, Mitchell Co., Iowa




                    Antonette Docken Maakestad 1869-1965

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon for one of Osage's
senior citizens, Mrs. Nettie Maakestad, 96, who died Monday at Mitchell
County Memorial hospital.  Mrs. Maakestad had been in good health until
Sunday afternoon when she suffered a severe stroke.  She was taken to
the hospital and died the following morning.

The Rev. Donald Berg, church pastor, was in charge of the services at
Rock Creek Lutheran church, where she maintained her membership.  C.R.
Champion and Sons made the arrangements and burial was in the Osage
cemetery.

Antonette Docken was born December 18, 1869 in a log cabin on the
Docken homestead, the fifth of eleven children born to Tidemand and
Gunhild Asleson Docken.  She was baptized prior to the construction
of the church at Rock Creek, and was confirmed there in early
womanhood.  She attended the Meroa school.

Her marriage to Syver J. Maakestad took place on November 9, 1890.
They farmed in the Meroa area until March 1940, when they retired
to her present home in Osage.

Mrs. Maakestad remained an active member of the Rock Creek Lutheran
church until the time of her death.  Until recent years she took
part in affairs of the women’s organizations.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Syver; her parents, one
daughter, Stella; one son, Theodore; seven sisters, three brothers
and three grandchildren.  She was the last remaining member of
the Docken family.

Surviving are two sons: Oliver and Myron of Osage; two daughters:
Mrs. Arthur (Gertie) Sponheim of Osage, and Mrs. Knud (Stella)
Klemesrud of Pewaukee, WI; five grandchildren, fifteen great-
grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.



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