Obit: Ekdahl, Agnes A. (1916 - 2010)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Anderson, Ekdahl, Feddick, Hanson, Hedlund, Langseth, Lombard, Pierce, Rauscher, Seidel, Stefancin, Stefanko, Willger

----Source: The Hemer Funeral Home (Medford & Rib Lake, WI) 9/10/2010

Ekdahl**, Agnes A. (Seidel) (2 JUN 1910 - 9 SEP 2010)

Agnes A. Ekdahl, age 100, of 6001 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, Former Stetsonville and Medford Area resident, died Thursday, September 9 at the North Memorial Medical Center Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

The funeral mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 17th, 2010 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford, with Father Gerald Willger and Deacon Joseph Stefancin, officiating. Interment will be in Medford Evergreen II Cemetery, Medford.

Pallbearers will be Matthew Ekdahl, Cara Stefanko, Kirsten and James Lombard, Michele and John Pierce.

Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. until the time of services at 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 17, 2010 at Holy Rosary Church, Medford.

Agnes was born on June 2nd, 1910 at Marshfield, Wisconsin, to Joseph G. and Mary (Rauscher) Seidel. She is a graduate of South High School of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1928.

She was married to Norman W. “Swede” Ekdahl on August 30th, 1933, and he preceded her in death on August 16th, 1991.

Agnes was employed as a Stenographer at the Taylor County court house in human services department for about 20 years, and then for the veteran services department for around 5 years. She was also one of the first librarians in Stetsonville, Wisconsin. As a young lady, she enjoyed embroidery and was an avid reader.

She was a past member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Medford, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville and St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

Agnes is survived by her children, Audrey Feddick of Phoenix, Arizona and Andrea (James) Lombard of Baraboo, WI; Bruce (Lisa) Ekdahl of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; 5 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren; siblings, Millie (Evert) Anderson of Wyoming, Minnesota and Helen (Al) Hedlund of Crystal, Minnesota.

She was predeceased by her parents, Joseph G. and Mary (Rauscher) Seidel; siblings, Lucille Langseth and Florence Hanson.

In lieu of flowers, memorial’s can be made to Agnes’s name to be designated at a later date.

Hemer Funeral Home of Medford is assisting the family with arrangements.

For online condolences, please visit www.hemerfuneralservice.com.

* * Note: Surname spelled “Ekdahl” via funeral home obituary. Should be “Eckdahl.”