Funeral services for Minnie C. Underdahl, age 87, will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 6, 2005 at the Oakland Lutheran Church. The Rev. LaDonna Ekern will officiate. Interment will be in the Moscow Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Wednesday.

Minnie died Saturday, April 2, 2005, at the Albert Lea Good Samaritan Center.

Minnie Constance Underdahl was born Feb. 25, 1918, to Cornelius and Martha (Siem) Underland in Milnor, N.D. She was the second of six children. They came to Minnesota to a farm in Moscow Township in 1929. Minnie attended the Stoa School District 120. She was married to Kermit Underdahl in 1934. Kermit suffered a stroke at age 36 leaving him totally disabled. Minnie continued to farm the family farm until 1959 when she went to work for Lansing Corners Supper Club. She worked there for five years and then for the Holiday Inn in Austin for 17 years.

In the late 1940s, Minnie was a correspondent for both the Austin Daily Herald and the Albert Lea Evening Tribune. She traveled to Norway with her brother and his wife in 1970. There they visited relatives and got to see the home area where her parents came from. She has also taken trips to California, Washington, Arizona and Branson.

Minnie was an active member of Moscow Lutheran Church and WELCA, holding several offices there. She belonged to the Eagle’s Auxiliary and the Senior Citizens in Albert Lea when she was able. She loved doing crafts and needlework. She had won several purple ribbons at the Freeborn County Fair. She was proud of her farm and took great pride in its appearance.

Survivors include her son, Curtis (Shirley) Underdahl of Austin; daughter, Hazel (Floyd) Hansen of Albert Lea; son-in-law ,Howard Boverhuis of Clarks Grove; grandchildren: Russ (Terri) Boverhuis, Dale (Cheryl) Boverhuis, Cindy (Stan) Nelson, Maribeth (Shawn) Walton, Shelly (Bryan) Edwards, Larry (Kim) Underdahl, Julie (Richard) Needham, Terry (Sue) Underdahl, Jody (Gary) Hogstad, James Underdahl, Darrin (Stephanie) Hansen and Lynda (Richard) Rye; 32 great-grandchildren; two step-great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; sisters: Clara Chilson, and Eunice Bergstrom; brother, Ordell (Ethel) Underland; brothers-in-law: Norman (Bernice) Underdahl, and Walter (Elsie) Stoa; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Minnie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Kermit, in 1972; daughter, Marian, in 2002; a grandson in infancy; brothers: Arthur (Virginia) Underland, and Kenneth (Sadie) Underland; brothers-in-law: Walter Chilson, Richard Bergstrom, Claire Underdahl, Orville Underdahl and William Underdahl; and three sisters-in-law: Hazel Christiansen, Esther Fryer, and Beatrice Johnson.

Blessed be her memory.