Mabel Irene (Christianson) PRESTRUD (1919 - 2006)
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Mabel Irene (Christianson) PRESTRUD (1919 - 2006)
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Classification: Obituary
Appleton Post Crescent
Posted February 27, 2006
Prestrud, Mabel I.
Mabel Irene Prestrud passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, at Maple Lane Health Care Center in Shawano.
Born on June 20th, 1919, in the Shawano County Township of Navarino, she was the only child of Otto and Ellen Christianson. As a young single woman, Mabel worked at the Shawano Library and during World War II served her country as a ship welder in Sturgeon Bay. Later she worked in the accounting department at the Four Wheel Drive in Clintonville for many years. In 1955 she married Melvin Prestrud of the Town of Lessor and resided there until moving to Shawano in 1987. Mabel's life centered on the Lutheran Church. She was the organist at Ascension Lutheran Church in Navarino for over 32 years and played for many of the services at Lunds Lutheran Church as well. Over the years she taught piano to many children in the Lessor and Navarino area. She also served as the Secretary of Education for the Conference and District Boards of the American Lutheran Church Women during the '70s, which gave her the chance to travel and make friends from around the country. Known for her love of coffee, Mabel wrote "Coffee Cup Christians," a presentation about faith that she made to many area church women's groups.
Mabel's true calling was writing about history and genealogy. She wrote a monthly column titled "Way Back When" for Ascension's newsletter that chronicled the history of Navarino and the lives of the early Norwegian settlers in the area. She compiled extensive genealogies and wrote about the everyday lives of area families back to the late 1800s. She also interpreted Norwegian church records for various publications. Eventually Mabel got her husband engaged in writing stories about days gone by through extension classes in Shawano, an activity they both enjoyed in their retirement years.
In addition to her parents, Mabel was preceded in death by her husband in 1996.
She is survived by her son David, his wife Sara Grover and two grandsons, Aaron and Alex, all of Apex, NC; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 2nd at Zion Lutheran Church in Shawano followed by interment at Ascension Lutheran Cemetery in Navarino. Family and friends may call at the Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano on Wednesday March 1st from 4 until 8 p.m. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy memorials may be made to the Zion Endowment Fund, 1254 S. Lincoln St., Shawano, WI 54166.
Posted February 27, 2006
Prestrud, Mabel I.
Mabel Irene Prestrud passed away on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, at Maple Lane Health Care Center in Shawano.
Born on June 20th, 1919, in the Shawano County Township of Navarino, she was the only child of Otto and Ellen Christianson. As a young single woman, Mabel worked at the Shawano Library and during World War II served her country as a ship welder in Sturgeon Bay. Later she worked in the accounting department at the Four Wheel Drive in Clintonville for many years. In 1955 she married Melvin Prestrud of the Town of Lessor and resided there until moving to Shawano in 1987. Mabel's life centered on the Lutheran Church. She was the organist at Ascension Lutheran Church in Navarino for over 32 years and played for many of the services at Lunds Lutheran Church as well. Over the years she taught piano to many children in the Lessor and Navarino area. She also served as the Secretary of Education for the Conference and District Boards of the American Lutheran Church Women during the '70s, which gave her the chance to travel and make friends from around the country. Known for her love of coffee, Mabel wrote "Coffee Cup Christians," a presentation about faith that she made to many area church women's groups.
Mabel's true calling was writing about history and genealogy. She wrote a monthly column titled "Way Back When" for Ascension's newsletter that chronicled the history of Navarino and the lives of the early Norwegian settlers in the area. She compiled extensive genealogies and wrote about the everyday lives of area families back to the late 1800s. She also interpreted Norwegian church records for various publications. Eventually Mabel got her husband engaged in writing stories about days gone by through extension classes in Shawano, an activity they both enjoyed in their retirement years.
In addition to her parents, Mabel was preceded in death by her husband in 1996.
She is survived by her son David, his wife Sara Grover and two grandsons, Aaron and Alex, all of Apex, NC; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 2nd at Zion Lutheran Church in Shawano followed by interment at Ascension Lutheran Cemetery in Navarino. Family and friends may call at the Swedberg Funeral Home in Shawano on Wednesday March 1st from 4 until 8 p.m. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy memorials may be made to the Zion Endowment Fund, 1254 S. Lincoln St., Shawano, WI 54166.