1969
Minnie
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Minnie Margaret Gottburgsen
December 31, 1969 — April 29, 2013
Minnie Margaret Gottburgsen, age 74 of Miles, Iowa, died peacefully Monday, April 29, 2013 at home. A funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013 at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Preston, Iowa with Reverend Gregory Geier officiating. Burial will be in the Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa. Visitation will be held 3:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013 at the Church.
Minnie was born March 4, 1939 in Goose Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Thekla (Kruse) Nielsen. She is a graduate of the Preston High School with the Class of 1957, and a Practical Nurse graduate of St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. She served as a nurse for Drs. Broman and Brown in Maquoketa. On May 5, 1963, Minnie married Martin Gottburgsen at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston. They farmed together for 36 years and enjoyed almost 50 years of marriage.
Minnie was a loving and thoughtful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She cherished her time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing and quilting, playing cards and games, and loved to be busy in the kitchen. Her Church life and family were also very important to her. Minnie and Martin spent over fourteen years wintering in Apache Junction, Arizona where they were both active in the community and have many special friends. The entire family appreciates the precious care that Minnie received from the University of Iowa Cancer Clinic, Hospice and the Family Clinic in Maquoketa.
Minnie will be dearly missed by her husband, Martin Gottburgsen of Miles; a son, Andrew Gottburgsen of Miles; two daughters, Inge (Jeff) Corlis of Eldridge, Iowa and Jan (Chad) Ketelsen of Charlotte, Iowa; three grandchildren, Grace Corlis, and Emma and Nathan Ketelsen; a sister, Dorothy (Ralph) Marquardt of New Auburn, Wisconsin; a brother, Norman (Barb) Nielsen of Princeton, Iowa, a brother-in-law Kenneth Pohlmann of Huntley, Illinois and a sister-in-law, Joan Nielsen of Preston, Iowa, as well as many nieces and nephews. Minnie is preceded in death by an infant brother, Frederick Nielsen; her sister, Katharine Pohlmann; a nephew Karl Pohlmann; and both parents.
Minnie was born March 4, 1939 in Goose Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Andrew and Thekla (Kruse) Nielsen. She is a graduate of the Preston High School with the Class of 1957, and a Practical Nurse graduate of St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids. She served as a nurse for Drs. Broman and Brown in Maquoketa. On May 5, 1963, Minnie married Martin Gottburgsen at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Preston. They farmed together for 36 years and enjoyed almost 50 years of marriage.
Minnie was a loving and thoughtful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She cherished her time with family and friends, especially her grandchildren. She enjoyed sewing and quilting, playing cards and games, and loved to be busy in the kitchen. Her Church life and family were also very important to her. Minnie and Martin spent over fourteen years wintering in Apache Junction, Arizona where they were both active in the community and have many special friends. The entire family appreciates the precious care that Minnie received from the University of Iowa Cancer Clinic, Hospice and the Family Clinic in Maquoketa.
Minnie will be dearly missed by her husband, Martin Gottburgsen of Miles; a son, Andrew Gottburgsen of Miles; two daughters, Inge (Jeff) Corlis of Eldridge, Iowa and Jan (Chad) Ketelsen of Charlotte, Iowa; three grandchildren, Grace Corlis, and Emma and Nathan Ketelsen; a sister, Dorothy (Ralph) Marquardt of New Auburn, Wisconsin; a brother, Norman (Barb) Nielsen of Princeton, Iowa, a brother-in-law Kenneth Pohlmann of Huntley, Illinois and a sister-in-law, Joan Nielsen of Preston, Iowa, as well as many nieces and nephews. Minnie is preceded in death by an infant brother, Frederick Nielsen; her sister, Katharine Pohlmann; a nephew Karl Pohlmann; and both parents.
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