Remembering the life of Mavis S. Nordaas..
The Funeral Service for Mavis S. Nordaas of Albert Lea, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, June 4, 2005 at First Lutheran Church, Albert Lea. Pastor Dan Baker will officiate. Interment will be in the Silver Lake Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, and one hour before the service at the church.
Mavis died on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 at St. John's Lutheran Home. She was 72.
She was born on December 28, 1932, in Worth County, Iowa, the daughter of Selmer and Mabel (Larson) Thompson.
Mavis married DeWayne Thompson on November 19, 1950. To this union one daughter Dawn was born. DeWayne and Mavis were later divorced. On October 28, 1966, Mavis married Haakon Nordaas. Following their marriage they
made their home in Albert Lea. Together they traveled the world, seeing many places and enjoying deep sea fishing.
She is survived by her daughter Dawn and her husband Gary Pestorious of
Albert Lea, grandchildren: Cole Pestorious and his special friend Katie Demmer, Kelsha Pestorious and her fiancAsh Joe Ackerman, sister, Helen and her husband Robert Edwin of Albert Lea, two brothers: Ernest Thompson of Emmons, Siram Thompson and his wife Beulah of Silver Lake, IA., sister-in-law Betty Thompson of Glenville, three step-children Linda, Robert, and Perry, and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Haakon in 1995, brother Lauritz, sister-in-law Dorothy Thompson.
Mavis's life centered around her family, she enjoyed sharing and spending time with them, especially her grandchildren.
She will be greatly missed by those who loved her.