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Elsie Melinda Pfister Osmundson

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Birth	:	27 Aug 1905
Death	:	18 May 2005
Burial	:	Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.4221992, -91.6686020
Description	:	Elsie Melinda Osmundson was born Aug. 27, 1905 in Highland Township, Winneshiek County, the daughter of Alvin and Caroline (Burmeister) Pfister. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church at Locust by Rev. Seehus. She graduated from Mabel High School in Mabel, Minn., with the class of 1924. She attended Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls for one year and then taught in country schools for six years. She was united in marriage with Sanford B. Osmundson Feb. 26, 1931 in the parsonage at St. John's Lutheran Church at Locust. Elsie and Sanford Osmundson farmed in Pleasant Township, near Sattre, for 12... Read More	Elsie Melinda Osmundson was born Aug. 27, 1905 in Highland Township, Winneshiek County, the daughter of Alvin and Caroline (Burmeister) Pfister. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John's Lutheran Church at Locust by Rev. Seehus. She graduated from Mabel High School in Mabel, Minn., with the class of 1924. She attended Iowa State Teacher's College in Cedar Falls for one year and then taught in country schools for six years. She was united in marriage with Sanford B. Osmundson Feb. 26, 1931 in the parsonage at St. John's Lutheran Church at Locust. Elsie and Sanford Osmundson farmed in Pleasant Township, near Sattre, for 12 years. The couple then moved to Highland Township and farmed there until they retired and moved into Decorah in 1969. Sanford Osmundson died on August 3, 1972. Elsie Osmundson was a member of Big Canoe Lutheran Church for many years, where she served as secretary of the church and was also a member of the church ladies aide and circle. She loved to do crafts and made and stitched many quilts for herself and others. She was known for her afghans and doilies. In early retirement, she traveled to Europe, across southern Canada, the Bay of Fundy and all of the East Coast. She also traveled to the Western and South-western United States. Elsie Osmundson was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Sanford and three brothers: Walter, Lester and Norman Pfister

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Latitude: 43.4221992
Longitude: -91.6686020

Family Members:

Parent

Alvin P. Pfister

(1878 - 1957)

Caroline Alvine Burmeister Pfister

(1883 - 1981)

Spouse

Sanford Byron Osmundson

(1903 - 1972)

Siblings

Gordon Herbert Pfister

(1929 - 2020)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Big Canoe Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4221992, -91.6686020

2. Big Canoe Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
Highlandville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4220000, -91.6600000

3. Stoen Farm Cemetery
Highland Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4333042, -91.6584802

4. Locust Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4211006, -91.7303009

5. Egge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4682999, -91.6600037

6. Locust Lane Salem Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4077988, -91.7331009

7. Iowa River Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4211006, -91.6010971

8. Highland Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4892006, -91.6703033

9. Canoe Ridge Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3537000, -91.6577000

10. Springwater Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

11. Hesper Pioneer Cemetery
Hesper, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4610100, -91.7531000

12. Swenson Farm Cemetery
Highland Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4916368, -91.6223674

13. Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
Dorchester, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4855614, -91.5999985

14. OHare Place Cemetery
Quandahl, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4083060, -91.5584762

15. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

16. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3529000, -91.7358000

17. West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
Quandahl, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4916371, -91.6001443

18. Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
Hesper, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4829250, -91.7673250

19. Hesper Public Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4840000, -91.7710000

20. Wilson-Smalley Cemetery
Hesper Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4432000, -91.7996000

21. Russell Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3608017, -91.7885971

22. Saint Marys Cemetery
Waterloo Township, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4672012, -91.5306015

23. Saint Johns Methodist Cemetery
Dorchester, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4695000, -91.5303000

24. Saint Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
Hanover Township, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3694000, -91.5250015