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Ethel Leora Mae Matter Sensor

Birth	:	19 Mar 1923 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	22 Jul 2016 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2987130, -91.7774110
Description	:	Ethel Sensor, 93, of Decorah, died Friday, July 22, 2016, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial services are at 11 a.m., Friday, July 29, at Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah, with Rev. Dale Moe officiating. Organist is Paul Bruvold. Soloist is Don DiLaura ("Go Rest High on that Mountain.") Hymns are "On Eagle's Wings" and "My Faith Looks Up to Thee." Interment is at Lutheran Cemetery Decorah. Arrangements are being handled by Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah. Ethel Leora Mae Sensor was born March 19, 1923, the daughter of John and Emma (Stoskoff)... Read More	Ethel Sensor, 93, of Decorah, died Friday, July 22, 2016, at Aase Haugen Senior Services in Decorah. Memorial services are at 11 a.m., Friday, July 29, at Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah, with Rev. Dale Moe officiating. Organist is Paul Bruvold. Soloist is Don DiLaura ("Go Rest High on that Mountain.") Hymns are "On Eagle's Wings" and "My Faith Looks Up to Thee." Interment is at Lutheran Cemetery Decorah. Arrangements are being handled by Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah. Ethel Leora Mae Sensor was born March 19, 1923, the daughter of John and Emma (Stoskoff) Matter in the family home, located near Matter's Ballroom, Decorah. Ethel attended Clay Hill country school and Decorah High School. Ethel enrolled in beauty school in Waterloo and returned to Decorah to work at Alice's Beauty Shop. She married Galen Sensor Jan. 22, 1944, at the First Lutheran Parsonage in Decorah. To this union, two children were born: Linda and Chuck. Together they farmed north of Decorah and then moved to Illinois in 1964, where Galen took a job as an instructor with Tri-State Breeders. This job took them to Nebraska, Idaho and North Dakota, before returning to Decorah in 1979. Ethel worked at Aase Haugen Nursing Home in housekeeping, until she retired in 1996. Ethel enjoyed gambling, playing cards, visiting with all, but she especially loved her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ethel was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Decorah. Ethel is survived by her daughter-in-law, Marilyn Sensor, Decorah and her son-in-law, Edward (Ann) Roed, Waukon; five grandchildren: Brenda (Todd) Fisher, Waterloo; Brian (Wendi) Roed, Cedar Falls; Kevin (Alana Fatta) Sensor, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Kim (Matt) Becker, Des Moines; and Karla (Carlton) Bakken, Decorah; eight great-grandchildren: Zach and Kristen Roed; Kira and Kieren Sensor; Curtis and Jeffrey Becker; Koryn and Karmyn Bakken; one sister, Margaret Sorenson, Decorah; along with many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and -nephews. Ethel was preceded in death by her parents, John and Emma Matter; her husband, Galen Sensor in 1991; her daughter, Linda Sensor Roed, in 1985; her son, Chuck Sensor, in 2003; four sisters: Florence Lansing, Hattie Keefe, Alma Harvey and Bernice Landswerk; five brothers: Willard in infancy, Elmer, Leonard, Walter and Roger Matter. Obituary & photo published by Decorah Newspapers Friday, July 22, 2016 2:55 PM Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah

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Ethel Leora Mae Matter Sensor's memorial is located at: Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA.
When did Ethel Leora Mae Matter Sensor death?
Ethel Leora Mae Matter Sensor death on 22 Jul 2016 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Ethel Leora Mae Matter Sensor's memorial?
Latitude: 43.2987130
Longitude: -91.7774110

Family Members:

Parent

John Alvin Matter

(1878 - 1964)

Emma Mae Stoskopf Matter

(1886 - 1971)

Spouse

Galen L. Sensor

(1923 - 1991)

Siblings

Walter George Matter

(1908 - 1991)

Willard Matter

(1909 - 1909)

Hattie Adelia Matter Keefe

(1911 - 1980)

Elmer W. Matter

(1913 - 1998)

Roger Roy Matter

(1915 - 1999)

Leonard Wilfred Matter

(1917 - 1993)

Alma Verdie Matter Harvey

(1919 - 2009)

Margaret Gail Matter Sorenson

(1921 - 2018)

Children

Linda Louise Sensor Roed

(1944 - 1985)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

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

2. Phelps Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2908150, -91.7830920

3. Saint Benedict Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2835999, -91.7818985

4. Freeport Cemetery
Freeport, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3006000, -91.7430000

5. Aasa Haugen Home Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2698330, -91.8421110

6. North Washington Prairie Pioneer Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2560997, -91.7236023

7. Union Prairie Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2585983, -91.8368988

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

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

10. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

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

12. Glenwood Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2947998, -91.6760406

13. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
Nordness, Winneshiek County, USA
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
Winneshiek County, USA
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