OBITUARY: Inez Aletta (Nelson) (Jensen) ENERSON, 1911-2004, Worth Co., Iowa

[Based on obituary in Northwood Anchor online, posted 8-11-2004]


                  

                           Inez A. Enerson

Inez A. Enerson, 92, formerly of Northwood, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004
at the Lutheran Retirement Home in Northwood.  Funeral services were
held Monday, Aug. 9, 2004 at the First Lutheran Church in Northwood,
with Rev. Wayne Hagen of the First Lutheran Church and Rev. Robert
Luebbert of the Northwood Baptist Church co-officiating.

Burial was at the South Shell Rock Cemetery in rural Northwood.

Inez Aletta, the daughter of Carl and Oline (Mathiason) Nelson, was born
Dec. 15, 1911 in rural Freeborn County, Minnesota.  She attended various
rural schools in Worth County.  After her schooling, she helped her
family on the farm.  She also worked in Northwood as a housekeeper.
Inez was united in marriage to Ernest Enerson in June 1937 at the First
Lutheran Parsonage.  The couple farmed the home farm in rural Northwood
for over forty-five years.  Inez also worked as a cook in several
restaurants in Northwood.  In 1963, the couple started in the egg
production business called "Triple E", which was also known as the
Enerson's Egg Emporium.  Ernest died in Oct. 1982.

In Dec. 1984 Inez married Egon Jensen in the First Lutheran Church,
Northwood.  The couple continued to run Triple E.  Inez entered the
Lutheran Retirement Home in April of 2000, where she has resided
since, and Egon passed away in May of 2000.

She was a very active member of the First Lutheran Church, where she
taught Sunday school and held several offices in the various women's
organizations.  As well as being a member of the First Lutheran
Church, she and Egon regularly attended Sunday services at the First
Baptist Church of Northwood.  She was a member of the Albert Lea
Eagles Club, a 4H Leader for several years and she was also a judge
for the Worth County 4-H Board.

Inez is survived by her daughter Joan Johnson and her husband Gordon
of La Crosse, Wisconsin, three granddaughters and their husbands Susan
and Dan Leifer of La Crosse, Sara and Peter Platten of Green Bay,
Wisconsin, and Kristin and Joe Hoeth of La Crosse, five great-grandchildren
Megan Leifer, David Leifer, and William Hoeth all of La Crosse, and
Peter Platten and Katherine Platten of Green Bay.

Also surviving is one brother Maurice Nelson of Minnesota, one sister
in law Selma Gerszewski of Northwood, and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Ernest
Enerson, her second husband Egon Jensen, three sisters Selma, Mabel,
and Sena, and seven brothers Christ, Axel, Casper, Helmer, Norman,
Clarence, and Alfred.

Conner Colonial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.




    Copyright 2004, K. Kittleson