Frieda Sorenson, 82, Lake Mills, Iowa
Published 12:00 am Friday, May 3, 2002
The funeral service for Frieda Sorenson, age 82, of Lake Mills, Iowa, will be at 1:30 p.m. at Salem Lutheran Church in Lake Mills with the Rev. Kevin MacKey officiating. Visitation was from 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Mittlestadt Funeral Home in Lake Mills, and one hour before services at the church. Burial will be at the Salem Memorial Cemetery.
Frieda Ida Sorenson, daughter of Albert and, Amelia (Behle) Beck, was born April 25, 1920, in Freeborn County.
She was baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church, Pickerel Lake. She graduated from Albert Lea High School. On Oct. 7, 1942, Frieda married H. Arnold Sorenson at the Concordia Church. She and Arnold farmed until 1969. Frieda was employed at Compact, Winnebago Industries, and UCI.
Frieda passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at the Lake Mills Care Center where she had been a resident for the past four years.
She is survived by her children: Violet and her husband Jim Bailey of Oaklawn, Ill., and Paul and his wife Mary Sorenson of Lake Mills, Iowa; five grandchildren: Rachel and her husband Tony Johnston of Chicago, Ill., Stephen Patterson of Chicago, Todd and his wife Beth Sorenson of Lake Mills, Anthony Sorenson of Lake Mills, and James R. Bailey of Chicago; five great-grandchildren: Jacob Sorenson, Josey Sorenson, Faith Sorenson, Abby Johnston, and Ellie Johnston; two sisters: Marie Helland, and Isabel and her husband Darryl Lee, all of Albert Lea; three sisters-in-law: Dorothy Beck, Muriel Solomonson, and Alva Sorenson; and one brother-in-law, Richard and his wife Joan Sorenson.
Frieda was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son-in-law, Robert Patterson; two great-granddaughters: Jessica Sorenson and Elizabeth Johnston; two brothers: Carl and Ed; and one sister, Irene Johnson.