Edna Jorgensen

The funeral service for Edna Jorgensen of Albert Lea, MN will be held at 1:30 PM Thursday, October 6, 2005 at Salem Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, MN. Pastor Jay Dahlvang will officiate. Interment will be in the Alden Cemetery, Alden, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Bonnerup Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.



Edna died Sunday, October 2, 2005 at Thorne Crest Retirement Center, Health Care Wing. She was 94 years old.



Edna was born September 1, 1911 at Exira, IA the daughter of Gilbert P. and Anna C. Nelson. In 1919 they moved to Des Moines, IA. She attended Cattell School and graduated from High School at Grand View College in 1928. She worked for N.W. Bell Telephone Co. for one A� years, at Younkers for twelve years and at Town Mutual Dwelling Ins. Co. for thirteen years.



In 1955 she married Rev. Holger Jorgensen in Des Moines, IA. They moved to Alden, MN in 1959 and to Albert Lea, MN, January 1968. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church where she was active in the Circle, Sew and Tell and Salem over Sixty.



Edna is survived by step daughter, Sylvia and son-in-law, Harland Hayek; four grandchildren: Lyme Shrum of St. Louis, MO, Kent Hayek of Des Moines, IA, Scott Hayek and wife, Anji of Des Moines, IA, Gail Hayek of Mesa, AZ; three nephews: Ken McConnell and wife, Betty, David McConnell and wife, Nancy, Ron Mc Connell and wife, Jodie; niece: Kathy Brown and husband, John.



Edna was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Holger Jorgensen in 1996; 3 sisters: Gladys, Ethel and Lelia and her husband, Donald McConnell; 3 brothers: Theodore, Gerald and Ernest Nelson and their wives, seven nieces and nephews.



Edna was a homemaker and team mate for her husband in all the churches he served.