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Lela Annie Gunderson Vostad

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Birth	:	11 Nov 1917 Marshall County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	8 Feb 2013 Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	First Lutheran Cemetery, Volga, Brookings County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.3139000, -96.9289017
Description	:	Lela A. Vostad, age 95, of Volga, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at First Lutheran church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be prior to services, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Lela Annie (Gunderson) Vostad was born November 11, 1917, at home in Victor Township, Marshall County, South Dakota, to Gilbert O. and Carrie (Lono) Gunderson. She was baptized and confirmed at Trondhjem Norwegian Lutheran Church in Victor Township. She attended grade school at Victor Township... Read More	Lela A. Vostad, age 95, of Volga, died Friday, February 8, 2013, at the United Living Community in Brookings. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at First Lutheran church in Volga, with interment in the church cemetery. Visitations will be prior to services, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Lela Annie (Gunderson) Vostad was born November 11, 1917, at home in Victor Township, Marshall County, South Dakota, to Gilbert O. and Carrie (Lono) Gunderson. She was baptized and confirmed at Trondhjem Norwegian Lutheran Church in Victor Township. She attended grade school at Victor Township No. 1. She attended her first two years of high school in Britton, South Dakota, working for her room and board in the home of retired schoolteacher, Miss Frank. Lela spent her junior year in Madison and graduated from Rutland, South Dakota. On July 27, 1938, she married A. Harvey Vostad. He died December 31, 1996. Lela worked at Tupper Pharmacy and the Volga V Store. She was a wonderful seamstress, making most of her own clothes and those of her girls when they were young. She then went on to sew for the grandchildren and made doll clothes and doll furniture for their Barbies. Lela and Harvey enjoyed dancing and playing cards or just enjoying Saturday evening coffee with friends. Lela was a member of First Lutheran Church in Volga, where she was active in WELCA and the quilting group. She also belonged to an extension club and sewing groups. Survivors include her daughters: Carol (Larry) Hasvold of Fox River Grove, Illinois, and their children, Hilde of Crystal lake, Illinois, and Trygve (Jennifer Porter) of Round Rock, Texas; and Marcia (Larry Watson) Thompson of Volga, and her children, Theron (Jennifer) Thompson of Wentworth, South Dakota, and Klay Thompson-Moad (Travis) of Volga; great-grandchildren: Tanner Thompson-Moad, Taylor Thompson, Tia Thompson, Tovie Thompson, Keatyn Moad, and Teagan Moad; three step-great-grandsons, Frank, Jesse, and Greg Pina; three step-great-great-grandchildren; special family friends Marty and Kelly Radi and their daughters Brooke and Karen; a sister, Edna Jean Alfson, of Brookings; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; two brothers, Alfred and Edwin; and three sisters: Rosella Bergjord, Eva Johnson, and Gladys Jones.

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Lela Annie Gunderson Vostad's memorial is located at: First Lutheran Cemetery, Volga, Brookings County, USA.
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Lela Annie Gunderson Vostad death on 8 Feb 2013 in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 44.3139000
Longitude: -96.9289017

Family Members:

Parent

Gilbert Olans Gunderson

(1874 - 1958)

Carrie Lono Gunderson

(1880 - 1966)

Spouse

Arnie Harvey Vostad

(1916 - 1996)

Siblings

Alfred Orlando Gunderson

(1902 - 1934)

Edna Jean Gunderson Alfson

(1923 - 2015)

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Coordinate: 44.3139000, -96.9289017

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Coordinate: 44.2979590, -96.8247740

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Coordinate: 44.2171100, -96.8664600

14. Lake Campbell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2109300, -96.8850400

15. Deer Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4136009, -96.8685989

16. East Sinai Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2299995, -97.0289001

17. West Sinai Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2462100, -97.0585700

18. Elmwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4372000, -96.8866000

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Coordinate: 44.4371986, -96.8839035

20. Oakwood Zion Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4267006, -97.0119019

21. Bangor Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3119011, -97.1243973

22. Arlington Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3511009, -97.1268997

23. South Lake Campbell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1672600, -96.9182300

24. Saint Petri Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4714012, -96.8572006