Obit: Ekdahl, Agnes A. (1910 - 2010)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
 
Surnames: Anderson, Ekdahl, Feddick, Hanson, Hedlund, Langseth, Lombard, Rauscher, Seidel, Stefancin, Willger

----Source: The Hemer Funeral Home (Medford and Rib Lake, WI) 9/11/2010

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

Agnes A. Ekdahl, 100, of 6001 Earle Brown Drive, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, a former Stetsonville and Medford Area resident, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2010 at the North Memorial Medical Center Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

The funeral Mass will be 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 at Medford Evergreen II Cemetery, town of Medford.

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 was a graduate of South High School of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1928. On August 30th, 1933, she married Norman W. “Swede” Ekdahl. He preceded her in death on August 16th, 1991.

She 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. Agnes 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; 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 is predeceased by her husband, Norman W. “Swede” Ekdahl; parents, Joseph G. and Mary (Rauscher) Seidel; and sisters 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.