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Ernest Walter “Ernie” Lundtvedt

Birth	:	22 Aug 1935 Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Dec 2016 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2987130, -91.7774110
Description	:	Ernest Lundtvedt, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Wellington Place Nursing Home, in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Dave Sorenson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA, in the spring. Friends may call from 3:00-6:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, and also after 10:00 a.m., at the church on Saturday morning. Ernest Walter Lundtvedt was born on August 22, 1935, the... Read More	Ernest Lundtvedt, age 81, of Decorah, IA, died on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Wellington Place Nursing Home, in Decorah, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 31, 2016, at the Decorah Lutheran Church, 309 Winnebago Street, Decorah, IA, with Rev. Dave Sorenson presiding. Burial will be in the Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, IA, in the spring. Friends may call from 3:00-6:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, 604 South Avenue, Decorah, IA, and also after 10:00 a.m., at the church on Saturday morning. Ernest Walter Lundtvedt was born on August 22, 1935, the son of Gunder and Olga (Skaim) Lundtvedt on the family farm, near Waukon, IA. Ernie attended Rocksvold country school in Glenwood township from kindergarten through 7th grade. He attended Mabel High School for his freshman and sophomore year and then Decorah High School for his last two years where he graduated in 1954. He served in the US Army on active duty from September 23, 1954 to September 8, 1956. He trained in Arkansas and then was stationed in Berlin, Germany. Ernie met his future wife at a dance in LaCrosse, WI. Ernie was united in marriage to Lillian Olson at Lewis Valley Lutheran Church on July 8, 1961 in Stevenstown, WI. He returned after the service and worked for Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids for one year. He then began as a printer and ran a printing press at Anundsen’s Publishing in Decorah for 47 ½ years, retiring in 2005. Ernie also worked for the Midland Gas Station, painted homes with his brother Gilman and delivered the Des Moines Sunday Register with his nephew Donnie Lundtvedt. Ernie was well known for writing poems and for loving music. He played the violin, banjo and accordion. He taught his daughters to play and together they formed two bands called, “The Family Circle” and then “Ernie and the Girls”. He also played in two other bands called “The Iowegians” and “The Temporary Three”. Ernie also enjoyed camping, fishing, dancing, playing cards, playing music and spending time with his family. Ernie was a member of the Decorah Lutheran Church, Helof Holm VFW Chapter #1977, and was a former Sons of Norway Member. Ernie is survived by his four daughters: Linda (Kevin) Gilbertson, Decorah, IA; Laurie (Greg) Koester, Waukon, IA; Lisa Kriener, Cresco, IA; and Lois (Scott) Thamert, Rochester, MN. Seven grandchildren: Erin (William) Montoya, Devin (Samantha) Gilbertson, Kayla (Austin) Weber, Ross (fiancé Carley Looney) Koester, Cody Kriener, Shaina Kriener and Hunter Thamert. Four great grandchildren: Liam and Landon Weber and Aleigha and Brielle Koester. Two sisters: Marlys Schulte, Decorah, IA, and Arla Mae (Lester) Hjelmeland, Winona, MN. Four sisters-in-law: Alvera (Carl) Leibl, Galesville, WI, Gloria (Jim) Erickson, Houston, MN, Margaret Lundtvedt, Caledonia, MN, and Marlene Lundtvedt, Albert Lea, MN. Lillian’s double first cousins: Diane Smith, Holmen, WI, and Jim Hanson, LaCrosse, WI. Ernie was preceded in death by his parents: Gunder and Olga (Skaim) Lundtvedt. His wife: Lillian Lundtvedt on January 13, 2010. Four brothers: Kenneth Lundtvedt, Oscar Lundtvedt, Gilman (Gladys) Lundtvedt and Arnold Lundtvedt. One sister: Agnes (Norman) Koester. His father-in-law and mother-in-law: Orville and Alma (Kamprud) Olson. Lillian’s double cousins: Shirley Hanson and Duane Olson and a special family friend: Howard Mahlum. Obituary & photo published by Schluter - Balik Funeral Home

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Latitude: 43.2987130
Longitude: -91.7774110

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Parent

Spouse

Lillian Elaine Olson Lundtvedt

(1938 - 2010)

Siblings

Agnes M Lundtvedt Koester

(1921 - 1996)

Gilman Julian Lundtvedt

(1923 - 2005)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2987130, -91.7774110

2. Phelps Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2908150, -91.7830920

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7. Union Prairie Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2585983, -91.8368988

8. Canoe German Methodist Church Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3608017, -91.7885971

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Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

11. Washington Prairie Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2352982, -91.7433014

12. Glenwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2947998, -91.6760406

13. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

14. Springfield Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221985, -91.8171997

15. McIntosh Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2696991, -91.8833008

16. Springwater Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

17. Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3133000, -91.8986000

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

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

20. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2817001, -91.6346970

21. Garfield Family Cemetery
Conover, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2266900, -91.8846700

22. Pontoppidan Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2747002, -91.6339035

23. Madison Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3135986, -91.9233017

24. Scandinavian Methodist-Episcopal Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2695000, -91.6347000