The Funeral Service for Leatrice M. (Ashleson) Spilde, of
Albert Lea
, will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August
27, 2010 at the
Concordia
Bear
Lake
Lutheran
Church
rural Albert Lea.
The Reverend Gary Hanson will officiate.
Interment will be in Bear Lake Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Bonnerup Funeral Service is assisting the family with arrangements.
Leatrice died on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at St. John’s Lutheran Home. She was 82.
Leatrice Mae Ashleson
was born July 10, 1928, on the Drommerhausen Homestead (as was her Mother) in
Pickerel
Lake
Township
,
Freeborn
County
, the daughter of Bennie and Esther “Vera” (Drommerhausen) Ashleson.
Leatrice was baptized on August 19, 1928, and confirmed September 28, 1941 in the Lutheran faith at
Bear
Lake
Concordia
Lutheran
Church
.
She attended school District #57 and graduated from
Albert Lea
High School
in 1946.
On March 23, 1947, she was united in marriage to Julius Spilde at the Bear
Lake
Concordia
Lutheran
Church
.
After marriage, they lived at
Kensett
,
Iowa
for 11 months where her husband worked as a mechanic at the Ford Garage.
March 10, 1948, they purchased a garage and did auto repair in
Twin Lakes
,
MN
.
In 1965 they purchased a farm south of
Twin
Lakes
and in 1975 purchased a home south of Albert Lea.
Except for 11 months after marriage, she lived her entire life in
Freeborn
County
and was a life member of
the
Bear
Lake
Church
, and its womens organizations.
She was a member of the Auxiliary of the VFW Post #447 of Albert Lea and the American Legion Post #264 of Glenville.
Leatrice
loved her God, family, church and country.
Her interests were sewing, cooking, working with thread in many ways, gardening, genealogy, playing dominos and was a Twins fan.
Survivors include sisters-in-law: Louise Ashleson, Nina Anderson, special friends Mary Behr and Doreen Ehresman, nieces and nephews: Ricky Ashelson, Randy Ashleson, Robbie (Kim) Ashleson, Greg (Anna)
Ashleson,
Patricia (Quentin) Matson, Linda (Pedro) Montalvo, Marva
(Bruce) Cameron,
Gary
Spilde,
Bruce Spilde,
Delores Spilde,
Donald Anderson,
great nieces and nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Julius on April 30, 1991, brother Lawrence (Larry) Ashleson July 31, 1990, brothers and sister-in-law Harlan Anderson Marvin and Beverly Spilde, nephews and niece Michael Spilde, Larry Anderson and Julie Anderson
.
Leatrice
believed in the resurrection and the life eternal by faith through her savior Jesus Christ.
