Obit for CARLSON, Victor Erick (b.1927 d.2005), Jackson Co., MN

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Jackson County



Victor Erick Carlson, son of Erick and Mayme (Kuehl) Carlson, was born 

on May 21, 1927 at Slayton, Minnesota.  Victor grew up on the family farm 

and attended country school.  Following his education, Victor remained at 

home and helped farm.  He entered the U.S. Navy on March 27, 1946 and was 

stationed at Barbers Point and Kandioi Bay airstrips in Hawaii.  Victor 

was discharged on January 8, 1948 and returned home.  He married Jean 

Appel on June 21, 1954 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Dundee.  

Following their marriage, the couple farmed east of Fulda for eight years.  

They then farmed south of Dundee for sixteen years and in 1978 moved 

to their present farm in Weimer Township, Jackson County.  Jean passed 

away on May 11, 1995 and Victor continued to live on the farm until 

entering Main Street Manor in Heron Lake in September of 2004.  He then 

entered the Lakeview Nursing Home in Heron Lake on February 18, 2005 and 

had resided there since.  Victor was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic 

Church in Heron Lake.  He enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and 

owned a 1995 Mustang and enjoyed going to car shows.  Victor passed away 

on Thursday evening, August 11, 2005 at the Lakeview Nursing Home in 

Heron Lake.  He was 78 years, 2 months and 21 days old.



Victor is survived by two sons, Charles Carlson of Heron Lake and Guy 

and his wife Lisa Carlson of Heron Lake; a daughter, Tammy and her 

husband Tom Ahlers of rural Fulda; seven grandchildren, Justin Ahlers, 

Christopher Ahlers, Michael Ahlers, Cody Carlson, Adam Carlson, Nicholas 

Carlson and Alisa Carlson; a brother Roger and his wife Sharon Carlson 

of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and three sisters, Gen Sieve of Wilmont, 

Eunice and her husband Keith Ramert of Lake Shetak and Shirley Boom of 

Bloomington.  Victor was preceded in death by his parents, his wife 

Jean and two sisters Gertrude and Charlotte.



Funeral services were held Monday, August 15, 2005, at 10:30 a.m., at 

the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Heron Lake, Minnesota, Fr. Andrew 

Olsem officiating.  Interment was in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church 

Cemetery, Heron Lake, Minnesota.

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