Viola Greenfield

Funeral Services for Viola B. Greenfield, 100, of Albert Lea, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Thursday,
October 23, 2014, at the First Lutheran Church Chapel in Albert Lea. The Reverend Al Stoa will officiate. Interment will be in Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before services at the church. Viola died at her home on Monday, October 20, 2014. She was born on October 3, 1914, in Albert Lea, the daughter of John and Martha (Helmer) Fahs. She attended rural school and then was united in marriage to James "Jimmy" Greenfield on February 11, 1943 at Mansfield Lutheran Church. Viola and Jimmy farmed near Mansfield. Jimmy died in October of 1952. Viola and son Marvin lived in Kiester for a short time and moved to Albert Lea in August of 1959. She had worked at the hospital in housekeeping for 14 years before retiring in 1985. Viola was an awesome cook and baker, and made everything from scratch. She also enjoyed knitting and needlepoint. She was especially proud of her garden and her beautiful flowers. She will be greatly missed by her son Marvin of Albert Lea; special friends and neighbors Susie and Brian Paul and family; niece Lois and her husband Les Anderson of Albert Lea; nephew Larry Katzung and his wife Hildy of Texas, and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband James, her son Robert in infancy, and sisters Maleta Katzung and Frieda Johnson. Heartfelt appreciation to Harlan Bang, Morning Star and the home health nurses!