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County Gazette - July 2001 __________________________
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Stevens Point Daily Journal - August 4, 1972 Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Iola. The Rev. Henry Lease will officiate. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery. Friends may call from 3 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola, and after that time at the church. Mr. Twetan was born Nov. 12, 1908, in the Town of Scandinavia, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Twetan. He had worked as a farmer until 1963, when he moved to Iola. For the past seven years he was employed as a Jacques Seed dealer. He and the former Lillian Hotvedt were married Oct. 1, 1932, in Iola, and she is among survivors. Other survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Albert (Lavonne) Grenile, Brookfield; one brother, Orin, Iola, and one sister, Mrs. Milo (Evelyn) Olson, Iola. __________________________
Stevens Point Area
Obituary - UWSP
University
Archives Lillian E. Twetan, 98, of Iola died Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at the Iola Living Assistance. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Iola. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Burial will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery. Voie Funeral Home of Iola is in charge of arrangements. She was born Oct. 26, 1907, in Iola to the late Henry and Hannah (Evenson) Hotvedt. Lillian was married to Chester Twetan on Oct. 1, 1932, in Iola. He died Aug. 2, 1972. She was a homemaker and farmed with her husband in the town of Scandinavia. Survivors include one daughter, Lavonne (Ken Boyd) Grenlie; four step-grandchildren; and eight step-great-grandchildren. __________________________
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Daily Journal - November 5, 1976 Mrs. Anna Olson, 95, Iola, died Thursday morning at Iola Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Iola. The Rev. Henry A. Lease will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Sunday at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola. Mrs. Olson was born
March 26,1881, in Norway, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Olson. She came to the United States with her Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Irene Paulson, Waupaca, Mrs. Philip (Ellen) Rasmussen, Wausau, and Mrs. Christine Coon, Highland Park, Ill.; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. One son, three brothers and four sisters preceded her in death __________________________ Stevens Point
Daily Journal - July 12, 1962 He had been hospitalized the past three weeks, and was ill for several months. Services will be at 1:30 p.m Saturday in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Iola. The Rev. Kenneth Roufs will officiate. Burial will be made in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Voie Funeral Home in Iola from 2 p.m. Friday until noon Saturday, and afterward at the church. Mr. Bestul was born in Helvetia March 30, 1894, a son of Realf Bestul now of Amherst and the late Mrs. BestuL He married the former Sadie Thulien in the Hitterdal Church April 22, 1931. Mr. Bestul was employed as a sawmill laborer until his retirement several years ago. Surviving are his wife: his father; eight brothers, Norman of Ogdensburg, Alfred, New London, Carl, Amherst, Alvin, Wisconsin Rapids, and Elmer, Harold, Jonas and Lawrence, Iola: and two sisters, Mrs. Oscar (Ella) Johnson, Waupaca, and Mrs. Norman (Clara) Budsberg, Amherst. The couple had no children. __________________________
Stevens Point Daily Journal - March 10, 1976 Otto O. Bestul, 93, Iola, died at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday at Iola Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Iola. The Rev. Henry A. Lease and Mr. Bestul’s nephew, the Rev. Harold Aasen will conduct the services. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Kneads may call
after 3 p.m. Thursday at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola. Mr. Bestul was
born Oct. 29, 1882, in the Town of Scandinavia, Waupaca Survivors include three daughters, Mrs, Phillip (Ruth) Fiane and Mrs. Robert (Hildegard) Aasen, both of Iola, and Mrs. Clarence (Bernice) Mork, Waupaca, two sisters, Mrs, Eddie (Emma) Lindaas, Mayville, N.D., and Mrs. Ole(Georgine) Aasen Iola; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. One son, three brothers and five sisters preceded him in death. __________________________
Stevens Point Area
Obituary - UWSP
University
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January 22, 1976 Mrs. Morton Lovdahl, 94, a lifelong resident of the Iola area, died at 8 p. m. Tuesday at the Iola Nursing Home. She had been ill in recent years. Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Saturday at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Iola. The Rev Henry A Lease will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Friday at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola. The former Clara Gunderson was born Oct. 21, 1881, in Iola, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peder Gunderson. She married Mr. Lovdahl on July 2, 1902, at Scandinavia. Her husband preceded her in death. Survivors include two sons, Harold, Appleton, and Carvel, Oakland, Calif , one daughter, Lillian Lovdahl, Iola, one brother, Palmer Gunderson, Iola, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren Mrs. Lovdahl was preceded in death by one daughter, one son, a sister and a brother. __________________________
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May 4, 1951 Ole Lewison, 92, resident at Iola for more than 50 years, died Wednesday afternoon at the Iola hospital, where he had been a patient for the past two weeks. Mr. Lewison had been ailing for several months.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at Mr. Lewison was born in Deerfield, Dane county, on Dec. 8, 1858. He was married to Mary Pederson and they settled at Iola more than 50 years ago. Mrs. Lewison died about 15 years ago. Surviving are three sons, Louie, Oshkosh, Carl, Waupaca, and Edward, Iola, and three daughters, Mrs. Mabel Nygaard, Branch, Mrs. Paul Wagner, Fremont, and Mrs. William Wagner, New London __________________________
The Iola Herald
- Iola, Wisconsin - Thursday, July 2, 1936 Mary Peterson Lewison was born in Kaskaland, Dane county, Wis., in April, 1863, the daughter of Peter and Karen Peterson. The family moved to Trempealeau Valley when Mrs. Lewison was a child and she was baptized at the Trempealeau Valley church by Rev. Waldeland and later confirmed in the same church by Rev. Hovde. She was united in marriage to Ole Lewison in 1884. To this union twelve children were born. Three of them preceded their mother in death: Jennie (Mrs. Nels Nelson); Juli (Mrs. Oscar Stenson) and a son, Norman, who died in infancy. Surviving Mrs. Lewison besides her husband are the following children: Ludvig Lewison of Oshkosh, Mrs. Gerhard Nygaard of Oconto Falls, Mrs. Paul Wagner of Fremont, Mrs. William Wagner of New London, Manford, Carl, Oliver, Arthur and Edward and 23 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mrs. Lewison passed away at her home here at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27 at the age of 73 years, two months and 27 days. Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the home and at Our Savior’s Lutheran church. Interment was at Our Savior’s cemetery. The following acted as pall bearers at the funeral services on Tuesday: Henry Paulson, Ole Myhre, George Lind, Carl Doxrude, K. E. Narestad and Morten Lovdahl. __________________________
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Point Daily Journal
- Stevens Point, Wisconsin - January 2, 1976 Carl Lewison, 78, a former Iola resident, died at a nursing home in Manawa Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola. The Rev. J.C. Stoltenberg, Trinity Lutheran Church, Waupaca, will officiate. Burial will be in Our Savior’s Lutheran Cemetery, Iola. Friends may call after 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Lewison was born May 1, 1897 in the town of Iola, Waupaca County. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ole Lewison. He was a farm laborer. Survivors include one brother, Edward, Weyauwega. Five brothers and five sisters preceded him in death. __________________________
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Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens, WI - January 27, 1976 Johnson services Funeral services for Clarence Johnson, 77, Amherst Junction, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Peace Lutheran Church, Amherst. The Rev. Kenneth Michaelis will officiate. Burial will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery, Iola. Visitation will be after 3 p.m. Thursday at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola. Mr. Johnson suffered an apparent heart attack at home and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Michael's Hospital Monday. Born June 18,1898, in Scandinavia, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John P. Johnson, He married Evelyn Jorgenson on May 7, 1930, in Iola. He lived most of his life in the Amherst and Amherst Junction area and was employed by the Portage County Highway Department.
Survivors include his wife; six sons, Clair, Marshfield, Joel, Amherst
Junction, Duane, Waupaca, Kenneth, Amherst, Robert. Milwaukee, and
James, Plover; one daughter, Mrs. J.C, CLila) Champ!in, Newberry, Mich.;
three sisters, Mrs. Clara Loken and Mrs. Ed (Olga) Fryk, both of Iola,
and Mrs. Marie Solie, Oshkosh; 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild __________________________
Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, WI - August 12, 1974
Ronald Thoe, 31, Peoria, Ill., died this morning at St. Michael's Hospital. He was the husband of the former Susan Summers of Stevens Point. Mr Thoe was a former Iola resident. His parents are Mr. and Mrs Lester Thoe, Iola.
Funeral arrangements are pending at the Shuda Funeral Chapel. Thoe services A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Trinity Lutheran Church for Ronald Thoe, 31, Peoria, Ill. Mr. Thoe, a former resident of Iola and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, was a Scout executive in Peoria. He died Monday at St. Michael's Hospital here. The Rev Edward Gabel of Peoria will officiate at the memorial service The Shuda Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements but there will be no visitation. Cremation will take place. A memorial fund has been established in lieu of flowers. Mr. Thoe was born March 22, 1943, in Evanston, Ill., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thoe As a child, he moved with his parents to Iola and graduated from high school there. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for two years, served in the Navy and then enrolled at UW-SP. graduating in 1969. After working a year in Emmons Stationery & Office Supply Co 's Wausau store, he moved to Peoria and was area executive for Creve-Couer Council, Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Thoe was married Aug 19,1969, at Trinity Lutheran Church to Suzanne ummers of Stevens Point. Surviving are his wife, two daughters, Knsta, 4, and Kari, l, his prents, in Iola, his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sether, Iola, and three sisters, Mrs. James (Dorothy) Pflugardt, Route 1, Stevens Point, Mrs. Douglas (Barbara) Behrendt, Green Bay, and Mrs. James (Sandra) Hotvedt, Amherst Junction. __________________________
Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, WI - December
30, 1976 Mrs. Arthur Aanstad, 83, Route 2, Iola, died Wednesday at the Iola Nursing Home. She was the former Adelaide Nelson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nels Frederich Nelson. Born in the Town of Iola Feb. 18, 1893, she married Mr. Aanstad June 30, 1902, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Iola. They farmed in the Town of Helvetia, Waupaca County. Mrs. Aanstad's husband died last Feb. 7.
She is survived by a son, George, Iola; a sister, Mrs. Lorin (Ruth) Mork,
Iola; a brother, Arnold Nelson, Tomah; and four grandchildren. Funeral
services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran
Church, with the Rev. Henry A. Lease officiating, and burial will follow
in the parish cemetery. __________________________
Stevens Point
Daily Journal - Stevens Point, WI - February 9, 1976 __________________________
Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, WI - March 21,
1960 The Rev. J. P. Hulterstrum will conduct the services, and burial will take place in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola. Mrs. Myhre was born July 1, 1872, in the Town of Iola (Waupaca County), a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Swenson. She spent all her life in the Iola vicinity. In 1892, she was married to Olaf Gullikson, who died in 1908. Later she married Ole Myhre, who also preceded her in death. Surviving are two sons, Lyle Gullikson, Redwing, Minn., and Sidney Gullikson, Portage; three brothers, Halbert Swenson, Waupaca, John Swenson, Iola, and Walter Swenson, Walla Walla, Wash.; a sister, Mrs. Edna Jenson, Town of Scandinavia (Waupaca County), and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. __________________________
Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, WI - March 17, 1913
DROWNED AT IOLA. Besides her
mother, little Clarissa is survived by three brothers, Arnold, Lyle and
Sidney, all older than she. The funeral will be held from the
Norwegian Lutheran church at Iola Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Matheson
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