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Doris Oswald Obituary
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fertile Lutheran Church with lay pastor David Halverson of Fertile Lutheran Church and Pastor John Bailey officiating. Interment will be held in Brush Point Cemetery in rural Fertile.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
Memorials may be directed to the donor's choice.
Doris was born June 5, 1915, on the family farm southwest of Fertile, the daughter of Andrew P. and Celia (Halverson) Suby. She resided in Fertile most of her life. She was a life-long member of Fertile Lutheran Church. She graduated from Fertile Consolidated High School in 1933.
Doris married Roland A. Oswald on Oct. 24, 1936. Doris worked at various jobs throughout her life, but she will be remembered best for her many years as a cook at the Fertile school.
She moved to the Manor in Mason City in 1991 and moved to the Good Shepherd Health Center in May 2005. During this time she attended Trinity Lutheran Church and was a very active participant in making quilts for Lutheran World Missions.
Doris was a loving, caring lady who loved her family very much. Because of her easy-going nature, she enjoyed the friendship of many acquaintances.
She is survived by her children: a daughter, Karen R. Bailey and her husband, John, of Marion; a daughter, Ellamae Butler and her husband, Lowell, of Mason City; a son, Richard (Rick) A. Oswald of Phoenix, Ariz.; grandchildren, Dawn Stephens and her husband, Robert, of Marion, Perry L. Butler and his wife, Danette, of Southlake, Texas, Troy A. Bailey and his wife, Nora, of Dallas, Texas, and Jan E. Schmall and her husband, Dr. Robert, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; great-grandchildren, Michael Stephens, Jeffrey Stephens, Mitchell Butler, Astyn Timmons, Benjamin Butler, Jacob Schmall and Noah Schmall; a sister, Cora Jenkins; and several nieces and nephews.
Major Erickson Funeral Home and Crematory, Mason City, is in charge of arrangements, (641) 423-0924.
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glendon Borchardt
March 20, 2006
Sorry to hear of your mothers passing, I was so pleased that she stopped into my floral shop in osage. She was a special person and you can be so proud of her.
Betty Waddington
March 19, 2006
Karen, EllaMae and families, my sympathies to you and your families. We have so many fond memories of Doris and the auctions, she was such a gem. She will always be in our hearts and greatly missed. May God be with you during this time. My prayers are with all of you.
Shirley Eide
March 18, 2006
Ellamae and family:
I was so very sorry to see the announcement of your mother's death in today's Globe Online. She was such a dear lady. I missed her and Fran's mom so much when they could no longer be with us at quilting. It was such fun to listen to the interaction between sisters as they visited. My deepest sympathy to you and all your family.
Nancy & Bob Lehmkuhl
March 18, 2006
Karen, John and family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time. I know it is so hard to lose a mother, grandma and great-grandma. May her memory live on forever in your lives.
Love to you all,
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