OBITUARY: Nadine (Loden) Hernan, 1917-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa 
 
Original version posted on www.mcpress.com - August 17, 2005 




                             Nadine Hernan

A Mass of Christian burial for Nadine Hernan, age 87, of Osage, Iowa, will
be held on Friday, August 19, 2005, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in
Osage, with Rev. John Moser officiating. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart
Catholic Cemetery, Osage.

Nadine died Monday, August 15, 2005, at the Faith Home in Osage.

Nadine was born November 1, 1917, in Bokn, Norway, the daughter of Eric
and Dina Loden. Nadine immigrated to the United States at the age of nine.
The family lived in New Sharon, Iowa, before moving to the Little Cedar
area, where they farmed. Nadine graduated from the Little Cedar High
School.

Nadine was united in marriage to Glen Hernan on September 30, 1936, at
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage. They started farming in the New Haven
area and northeast of Osage. In 1943, they purchased a farm southwest of
St. Ansgar. Nadine was an active partner in their farming operation.

After their retirement from farming in 1981, they moved to Osage.  They
were active members of the Sons of Norway. Nadine was an active member of
Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She enjoyed fishing, dancing, and chocolate.
She passed along to her children and grandchildren her love of Norwegian
cooking, and her Norwegian heritage.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Glen Hernan in
September of 2002, six sisters and one brother.

Nadine is survived by one daughter, Janice Duren of Osage, and her five
children, Deb Pederson of Raymore, Missouri, Julie (Ken) Gabby of Byron,
Minnesota, Vicki (Steve) Johnson of Osage, Marlin (Kelli) Duren of Osage,
John Duren and friend Araceli Angel of Chandler, Arizona; two sons, Montel
Hernan and wife Kay of St. Ansgar and their five children, Christine (Ervin)
Follmuth of Mason City, Iowa, Charlene (Jim) Pajer of Carpenter, Iowa,
Carolyn (John) Werner of Osage, Darlene Niess of Osage, Geri (Dan) Angiulli
of Appleton, Wisconsin, Neil Hernan and wife Theresa of St. Ansgar and their
three children, Jessy Hernan of St. Louis, Mo., Jill Hernan and fiance Matt
Fee of Coralville, Iowa, Becca Hernan of St. Ansgar; 15 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-granddaughter; two sisters, Emma (John) Seckar of Charles
City, and Ruth (Jack) Fritcher of Saratoga; one brother Don (Millie) Loden
of Buffalo, Wyoming; and many nieces and nephews.

Arrangements were made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home of Osage, Iowa,
phone: 641-732-3706.



                    Copyright 2005, K. L. Kittleson (editor)