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Margaret M. Boland Rollefson
1936 - 1980
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- Services held Wednesday for Mrs. Marlyn Rollefson
Following a brief illness with cancer, Mrs. Marlyn Rollefson of Forest
City, 43, died Jan. 27 at a hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Mrs. Rollefson had taught kindergarten in Forest City for five years until
she retired to raise her family. She later returned to teaching at the
Happy Time Pre-School and had been a teacher's associate working with
kindergarteners at the Forest City central building for four years.
Born April 21, 1936, near Hayfield, Margaret M. Rollefson was the daughter
of Henry and Helena Schlawin Boland. She was baptized and confirmed at the
Peace Reformed church in Garner. As a small child she moved with her
parents to Klemme where she graduated from high school in 1953. Mrs.
Rollefson received her teaching certificate from Waldorf College in 1955.
She married Marlyn Rollefson on Aug. 3, 1958, at the Peace Reformed church
in Garner. The couple lived on a farm east of Forest City in Mount Valley
township.
Mrs. Rollefson had been a member of Immanuel Lutheran church, the ILCW and
participated actively in the area of parish education. She was the
superintendent for the vacation Bible school, a catechist for students
preparing for confirmation, a Sunday School teacher for many years and
currently was serving a term on the parish board of education.
Survivors include her husband, Marlyn; Three sons, Jon, a student at Iowa
State University in Ames, Joel and Jay, both at home; her mother, Mrs.
Helena Boland of Forest City; and two sisters, Mrs. Douglas (Phyllis)
Lundberg of Humboldt and Mrs. Robert (Lois) Roher of Fort Dodge.
She was preceded in death by her father and an infant brother.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Immanuel Lutheran
church in Forest City with the Rev. Steven Dornbusch and Rev. Ole winter
officiating.
Don Meyer was soloist and Norma Boomgarden, organist. Casket bearers were
Keith Hagenson, Sam Hovey, Archie Lovik, Lowell Solberg, Arlyn Rauk and
Brian Rauk. Burial was in Oakland cemetery with the Petersen funeral home
in charge of arrangements.
source: Forest City Summit, 31 Jan 1980, page A11, column 5
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- Margaret M Boland Rollefson: born 21 Apr 1936 - died
27 Jan 1980
Grave marker at Oakland Cemetery, Forest City, Winnebago County, Iowa - Plot
A-41
- Wife of: Marlyn J Rollefson, born 1930 -
died 2006
- source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 84686180
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