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Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery
Section 2, Scandinavia Township, Waupaca County, Wisconsin
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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - April 3, 2009 pg40
Elmore Edwin Skowen

Elmore Edwin Skowen, 90, Iola, a town of Amherst native and father of a Rosholt woman, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Iola, with the Rev. Dennis Olson officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be at the Voie Funeral Home in Iola from4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Mr. Skowen was born Nov. 15, 1918, in the town of Amherst, a son of the late Adolph and Elise (Gunderson) Skowen.

He was married to Donna Voie on May 4, 1946, in Scandinavia.

He was a self-employed milk hauler for 30 years.

He had also driven truck for the Waupaca Foundry, Anthony Farms and the Diamond Z Ranch.

He had been a member of the Iola Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Service for 20 years. He had served on the Iola Village Board and the Our Savior's Lutheran Church Board.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, David (Jane), Sun Prairie, and Wayne (Marie), Iola; one daughter, Sheri (Mike) Zdroik, Rosholt; one brother, Leland (Leone), Appleton; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

He was also preceded in death by one son, Keith; one brother, Harmon; three sisters, Lucille Rasmussen, Eleanor Townsend and Dagny Skowen; and one grandson.

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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - April 10, 2009 pg36
Ronald E. Olson

Ronald E. Olson, 74, Iola, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Appleton Medical Center in Appleton.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Iola, with the Rev. Dennis Olson officiating. Interment will be in the Our Savior Lutheran Cemetery in the town of Scandinavia in Waupaca County.

Visitation will be held at Voie Funeral Home in Iola from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and at the church from 9:30 a.m. Friday until the service.

Mr. Olson was born Oct. 24, 1934, in the town of Scandinavia in Waupaca County, a son of the late Ludvig C. and Frieda (Erickson) Olson. He graduated from Iola High School in 1952.

He was married to Phyllis Joan Nerdahl on Nov. 12, 1955, at Northland Lutheran Church.

He worked as a salesman for various millwork companies in the Fox Valley. He later became a technician for Midwest Breeders and retired after 20 years of service.

He was an avid trapshooter.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dr. Jeffrey (Ann), Mequon, and Mark (Jacci), Waupaca; four grandchildren, Katelyn (fiancée Aaron Bennett) Olson, Mosinee, Jonathan Olson and Lauren Olson, both Mequon, and Chelsea Olson, Waupaca.

He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin and Laverne.

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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - May 29, 2009 pg6
Christine F. Bloom

Christine F. Bloom, 50, Iola, a former Brillion and Appleton resident, died Monday, May 25, 2009, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Dennis Olson officiating. Interment will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery in the town of Scandinavia in Waupaca County.

Visitation will be at Voie Funeral Home in Iola from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and at the church from 10 a.m. Thursday until the service.

Condolences may be offered online at www.voiefuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Bloom was born Oct. 12, 1958, in Brillion, a daughter of the late Hugo and Jeanette (Schwanke) Woldt. She was a 1977 graduate of Brillion High School.

She was married to Brian Bloom on May 18, 1981, in Brillion.

She worked for Presto Products, Azco Hennes and Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative and was a rural postal carrier in Iola.

She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Iola.

Survivors include her husband, Brian, Iola; two children, Tyler and Lindsey Bloom, both at home; her twin sister, Carol Geise, Appleton; two brothers, Daryl (Amy) Woldt and Tim Woldt, both of Brillion; nieces; and nephews.

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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - September 24, 2010 pg6
Matthew S. 'Chooch' Lien

Matthew S. "Chooch" Lien, 22, Iola, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010, at his residence.

A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Faith Community Church in Waupaca, with the Rev. Paul Stevens and the Rev. Gary Strike officiating. Interment will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery in the town of Scandinavia in Waupaca County.

Visitation will be at Voie Funeral Home in Iola from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and at the church from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until the service.

Condolences may be offered online at www.voiefuneralhome.com.

Mr. Lien was born Nov. 16, 1987, in Stevens Point, a son of Scott Lien and Kate (Stevenson) Brunner.

He worked as a laborer for Wellers Salvage in Galloway.

Survivors include his mother, Kate (Kerry) Brunner, Stevens Point; his father, Scott Lien, Iola; one sister, Megan (Shane) Heindl, Iola; his grandmother, Arlene Lien, Iola; two stepbrothers, Daniel and Michael Brunner, both of Madison; and one stepsister, Kimberley Brunner, Manitowoc.

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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - January 2010
Clarice J. Adams

Clarice J. Adams, 82, 1709 Illinois Ave., Stevens Point, a retired Stevens Point area school teacher, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, at St. Michael's Hospital.

A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Boston Funeral Home, with the Rev. Steven D. Olson officiating. Burial will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery in Iola.

Visitation will be at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday and again from 9 a.m. Friday until the service.

Memorials may be made to the family in lieu of flowers.

Condolences may be offered online at bostonfuneralhome.net.

Mrs. Adams was born April 13, 1927, in Luxemburg, Wis., a daughter of the late James and Gladys (Jenson) Bergen. She grew up in Stevens Point and attended local elementary schools. She graduated from P.J. Jacob High School in 1944.

She continued her education and earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) in 1948. While attending the UW Madison, she helped to organize the first student union at the university. She later received a teaching degree from Midland Lutheran College in Nebraska.

She returned to Stevens Point and earned a master's degree in education from UW-Stevens Point in 1974.

In her earlier years, she worked at Dayton Department Store and worked into middle management. She later became the training director at Brandeis Department Store in Omaha, Neb.

After returning to Stevens Point, she worked for the elementary schools as a special education teacher.

An accomplished pianist, she was a supporter of the Central Wisconsin Symphony.

She was a member of Phi Delta Kappa and Chi Omega. She was also a member of the Sons of Norway, the Mad Hatters and Trinity Lutheran Church.

Survivors include four children, Roger (Toni) Adams, Waukesha, Reese (John) Aarthun, Wausau, Chris (Tim) Clement, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Jim Adams, Madison; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and one cousin, Rodney (Evelyn) Jenson.

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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - October 19, 2007 pg26
Lois F. Myhra

Lois Florence (Zimmermann) Myhra, 85, Iola, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, of congestive heart failure at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Iola, with the Rev. Dennis Olson officiating. Interment will be in Our Savior Lutheran Cemetery in Iola.

Visitation will be held at the Voie Funeral Home in Iola from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Mrs. Myhra was born July 26, 1922, in Milwaukee, a daughter of the late Edward and Irma (Bartels) Zimmermann. She graduated in 1940 from Girl's Tech in Milwaukee.

She was employed as a shipping clerk at Milwaukee Seal & Label after high school.

She joined the U.S. Army Air Corps from December 1943 through February 1946. During World War II, as a corporal in the Women's Air Corps, she served as a key punch operator in New Guinea and the Philippines. Her medals included Philippine Liberation, America and Pacific Campaign, Good Conduct and Victory.

She was married to Palmer Myhra on May 17, 1947, at Oklahoma Avenue Lutheran Church in Milwaukee.

They rented a farm near Rosholt until they purchased a dairy farm in the town of Iola in Waupaca County in 1951. They raised registered Guernseys for more than 40 years.

She worked in the advertising department at Krause Publications in Iola for 12 years. She later worked as a nursing assistant for 10 years at the Wisconsin Veteran's Home in King.

She and her husband were general leaders of the Trout Creek Beavers 4-H Club for more than 20 years. They were also members of the Waupaca County Republican Party and Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Iola. She taught Sunday School and Bible School for many years, and was a member of the Esther Circle.

She was active in the Iola-Scandinavia PTA and Trout Creek Extension Homemakers group for many years.

She was a member of the Iola-Scandinavia Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Survivors include her husband; five daughters, Kathleen (David) Olson, Red Wing, Minn., Nancy (Stan) Smith, Wausau; Jane Myhra, Iola, Judy (John) Smith, Oshkosh, and Terri Myhra, Appleton; one sister, Audrey Zimmer Strong, Laona; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson.

She was also preceded in death by one infant daughter, Kathy; one infant son, John; and one brother, Robert Zimmermann.

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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - October 2, 2009 pg6
Palmer Otto Myhra

Palmer Otto Myhra, 87, Iola, a town of Amherst native and author, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at Iola Living Assistance in Iola.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Iola, with the Rev. Dennis Olson officiating. Interment will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery in Iola.

Visitation will be at the Voie Funeral Home in Iola from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Condolences may be offered online at www.voiefuneralhome.com.

Mr. Myhra was born Dec. 19, 1921, in the town of Amherst, a son of the late Otto and Amanda Myhra. He graduated in 1940 from Rosholt High School in Rosholt.

He was with the Civilian Conservation Corps, working at Rib Mountain from 1940 to 1941. He worked at Milwaukee Grid Iron Works in Milwaukee from 1941 to 1942.

He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945. During World War II, he served in England, the Soviet Union and Ukraine with the 8th Air Force. His medals included: Army Good Conduct and Efficiency; American Campaign; European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign, entitled to four campaign starts; Asiatic Pacific Campaign; WWII Victory; USSR Operation Frantic 50th Anniversary Commemoration medal 1994, awarded to surviving American veterans of the operation; and 8th Air Force Souvenir Wings, unofficial.

When the war ended, he attended the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture in Madison for two years, graduating from the Ag Short Course in 1947, and began farming.

He was married to Lois Zimmermann on May 17, 1947, at Oklahoma Avenue Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. She died on Oct. 9, 2007.

They rented a farm near Rosholt until they purchased a dairy farm in the town of Iola in Waupaca County in 1951. They raised registered Guernseys for more than 40 years and sold certified seed oats.

He wrote articles, stories and poems for many years, several of which were published in magazines and newspapers. In his last decade of life, he authored three books. His first book, "Zeb's Water," a historical novel set in the mid-1850s; his second book, "A Country Boy's Depression," is the story of him growing up during the Depression years; and a third book, "A Frantic Saga," is about his wartime experience during a secret mission to the Ukraine. His fourth book, "Century Farms," will be published soon, highlighting 100- to 150-year-old farms in central Wisconsin.

He and his wife were general leaders of the Trout Creek Beavers 4-H Club for more than 20 years. They were members of the Iola-Scandinavia Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9748, the Waupaca County Republican Party and Our Savior's Lutheran Church of Iola.

He served on the Iola-Scandinavia School Board for 12 years, 10 as clerk. He was a member of the American Guernsey Cattle Club, Wisconsin Guernsey Association, Waupaca County Farm Bureau, Sons of Norway and the Wisconsin Trappers Association.

Survivors include five daughters, Kathleen (David) Olson, Red Wing, Minn., Nancy (Stan) Smith, Wausau, Jane Myhra, Iola, Judy (John) Smith, Oshkosh, and Terri Myhra, Appleton; three brothers, Clarence, Menominee Falls, Archie (Delores), Wheatland, Calif., and Kenneth (Kyoko), Oakland, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

He was also preceded in death by one infant daughter, Kathy; one infant son, John; and one brother, Norman.

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Portage County Gazette - Portage, Wisconsin - June 12, 2009 pg6
Myrtle V. Larson

Myrtle V. (Mrs. Lester) Larson, 98, Iola, a former nurse in Stevens Point, died Saturday, June 6, 2009 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Iola, with the Rev. Dennis Olson officiating. Burial will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery.

Visitation will be at the church from 10 a.m. Thursday until the services.

The Voie Funeral Home of Iola is in charge of arrangements. Condolences may be offered online at www.voiefuneralhome.com.

Mrs. Larson was born June 11, 1910, in Waupaca, a daughter of the late Martin and Hilda (Johnson) Peterson. She graduated from Waupaca High School in 1928.

In 1932 she graduated from the Fairview Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis, Minn.

She was employed as a nurse at hospitals in Waupaca, Iola and Stevens Point. She also was a private nurse for several families in Stevens Point before her retirement.

She was married to Lester Larson on May 25, 1946, in Dubuque, Iowa.

They resided in Iola until the Green Bay Western Railroad transferred him to Kewaunee, where he continued to work as a depot agent. They returned to Iola after 20 years and retired in their home on State Street.

She was a member of the Eastern Star, Iola Historical Society, Sons of Norway and the Women's Division of the Democratic Party.

Survivors include one sister, Ellen Bammel, Waupaca; one niece, Patricia (Jim) Watkins, Colorado; three nephews, Paul (Cindy) Bammel Jr., Eau Claire, amd Lee Nelson and Robert (Carol) Lashua, both of Iola.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin - August 31, 1977
Maren Thulien

Mrs. Maren Thulien, 95, Iola, died Tuesday morning at the Iola Hospital after a brief illness.

A native of Norway, she had lived in the Iola area most of her life.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Iola, with the Rev. Henry A. Lease officiating. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola, after 3 p.m. Thursday.

Mrs. Thulien was born April I8, 1882, in Arendal, Norway, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nels Pederson. She came to the United States when she was 20, settling in the Iola area.

She was married June 23, 1914, at Iola to Oscar Thulien. Her husband, a farmer, died in 1934.

Surviving are a son, Omer, Janesville; a daughter, Mrs. Norman (Anita) Ursin, Iola; seven grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren.

Three sisters preceded her in death.

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Stevens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin - September 9, 1977
Mrs. Hans (Edna) Nelson

Mrs. Hans (Edna) Nelson, 71, Route 1, Scandinavia, died this morning at Riverview Nursing Home, Waupaca, following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Scandinavia Lutheran Church. The Rev. Arthur J. Reesnes will officiate. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call after 3 p.m. Monday at the Voie Funeral Home, Iola.

Mrs. Nelson was born Nov. 30, 1905, in the Town of St. Lawrence, Waupaca County, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Johnson. She was a lifelong resident of the Scandinavia area. She married Hans Nelson on July 12, 1937, in Menominee, he survives.

Also surviving are three sons, Kenneth, Mosinee, Roger, Waupaca, and Paul, Scandinavia; two daughters, Mrs. Michael (Joan) Springer, Franklin, and Mrs. Lloyd (Carol) Matheson, Iowa City, Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Paul (Stella) Peterson, Waupaca; and 16 grandchildren.

Two brothers and one sister preceded her in death.

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Stvens Point Daily Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin - November 12, 1977
Mrs. Nettie Aanstad

Mrs. Nettie Aanstad, 88, a resident of the Iola area all of her life, died Friday morning at the Iola Hospital. She had been a resident of the Iola Nursing Home since 1973.

She was born on Feb. 2, 1889, in the Town of St. Lawrence, Waupaca County, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Knutson. She was married to Melvin Aanstad in the Town of Helvetia, Waupaca County, on Dec. 30, 1915, and they farmed in the rural Iola area for many years. Mr. Aanstad died on March 12, 1966.

She is survived by two brothers Adolph Knutson Platteville, and Maynard Knutson, Iola, three sisters, Mrs. Serena Johnson, at the Iola Nursing Home, and Mrs. Ella Olson and Mrs. Mabel Lonnevik, both of River Pines Community Health Center.

Funeral services will be held on Monday at l:30 p m. at Our Savior s Lutheran Church at Iola with the Rev. Henry A. Lease officiating. Burial will he made in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call at the Voie Funeral Home at Iola after 3 p m. on Sunday.

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Stevens Point Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin - August 11, 2003
Lawrence T. Louison

Lawrence T. Louison, 89, Iola, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2003, at Iola Nursing Home.

Funeral services were held today at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Iola. Burial was in the parish cemetery.

Born Dec. 20, 1913, in the town of Amherst, he was a son of the late Hemmie and Steena (Olson) Louison.

His marriage to Ruth Rice took place on June 18, 1935, in the town of Amherst. She died June 24, 2000.

He was a dairy farmer for more than 60 years in the Waupaca County town of Helvetia.

Survivors include four sons, Larry (Pat) Louison, Dale (Roberta) Louison, Don (Pat) Louison, and Keith Louison, all of Iola; and 10 grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and nine stepgreat-grandchildren.

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Stevens Point Journal - Stevens Point, Wisconsin - November 26, 2003
John L. Madson

John L. Madson, 72, Iola, died Monday, Nov. 24, 2003, at St. Michael's Hospital in Stevens Point.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Iola. Burial will be in Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery in Iola. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Voie Funeral Home in Iola.

He was born Sept. 21, 1931, in Iola, to the late Charles and Clara (Langdok) Madson.

John was married to Dorothy Nowak on April 2, 1960, in Waupaca. She survives.

He was a rural mail carrier for the Iola Post Office for 30 years.

John was an Army veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Madson of Iola one daughter, Holly Madson of Hartford two sons, Steve (Marie) Madson of Iola and Mark (Terri) Madson of Iola one sister, Ilene (Carl) Anderson of Neenah and five grandchildren.