OBITUARY: Erthl Odella Bakken, 1930-2003, Worth Co., Iowa

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                            Erthl Odella Bakken

Erthl Odella Bakken, 72, Northwood, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003, at the
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City.

Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, 2003, at the First
Lutheran Church, 309 North 9th Street, Northwood, with Rev. Paul Holmer
officiating. Burial will be in the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Northwood.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Conner Colonial Chapel,
1008-1st Ave. South, Northwood, and one hour prior to service time on Friday
at the church.

The family of Erthl Odella Bakken has requested that memorial contributions
be made to the First Lutheran Church in Northwood, or to ones favorite
charity in her memory.

Erthl Odella Bakken was born on May 20, 1930, in Belmond, IA, the daughter
of Sylvan O. and Sadie (Nerem) Bakken. She was baptized into the Lutheran
faith, and reaffirmed the faith of her baptism through confirmation on Oct.
7, 1945, by Rev. O.H. Hove in the Northwood Lutheran Church. She attended
and received her education in the Northwood Public School system, graduating
from Northwood High School in 1948.

After completing her schooling Erthl worked as a secretary for L.A. Baken
Attorney at Law in Northwood prior to working with the telephone company
as a operator and later commercial clerk for 15 years in Northwood, prior
to transferring to NW Bell Telephone office in Mason City until her early
retirement in 1980 after 32 years of service.

Erthl enjoyed reading, music, working find a word puzzles, and traveling.
She along with her sister Iola traveled extensively in the US, and made
trips to Scandinavian countries, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland,
Hungry, Czech Republic and cruised the Caribbean Islands and Hawaii. She
also enjoyed visiting with people and eating out especially at the monthly
gathering of the Birthday Club. Erthl also enjoyed doing volunteer work.

She was an active member of First Lutheran Church and was very active in the
Martha Circle in Northwood. She was also a life member of Telephone Pioneers
of America, life member and active officer for 51 years with the Smith-Perry
American Legion Auxiliary Post 144, and Ladies Auxiliary of "Our Buddies
VFW Post #6779 of Northwood".

Left to cherish her memory is a sister, Iola Bakken of Northwood; a nephew
Jan T. Gerber and wife Candace of Omaha, NE; several cousins; a special
companion dog Twinkles; and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Thor, Susan and
Marie Nerem; paternal grandparents, Henry and Ida (Glassel) Bakken, parents,
Sylvan and Sadie Bakken; a sister Shyrlamae T. Gerber, many aunts, uncles
and cousins.

 



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