The memorial service for Eugene Arthur Lageson, of rural Ellendale, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Our Father’s House, Albert Lea. The Rev. Kip Jentoft will officiate. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Ellendale.

Eugene died Saturday, May 7, 2005, at the Owatonna Hospital, Owatonna. He was 65 years old.

Eugene was born April 18, 1940, in Berlin Township, Steele County, to Enock and Agnes (Miller) Lageson. Eugene was a lifetime Ellendale resident. He graduated from Ellendale High School in 1958. After graduation he entered into the U.S. Army for three yeas. Eugene married Gretta Waage on June 17, 1961, at the First Lutheran Church, Ellendale. He worked for Wilson’s and later worked for Cargill, rural New Richland. Eugene was a member of Our Father’s House of Albert Lea.

Eugene enjoyed fishing, gardening, mowing the yard, and traveling. He had a good sense of humor. Most especially, Eugene enjoyed being with his family and seeing his grandchildren.

Eugene is survived by his wife, Gretta Lageson of rural Ellendale; four children: son, Kent and his son Erik of Burnsville; daughter, Kimberly Stevens of Broken Arrow, Okla., and her children, Nycolle and Brittany, and two greatgrandchildren, Lyric and Dean; daughter, Kelly Katsis and her husband Steve of Tulsa, Okla., and their children, Lauren, Ahnah, Mariah, Kolbe and Kolton; and daughter, Kolette Stevenson of Minnetonka, Minn.; sister, Elois Anderson of Northfield; and brother, Luther Lageson of Biwabik, Minn.

Eugene was preceded in death by his parents in 1970, and brother, Stanley Lageson.