Mabel L. Iverson, 86, Grenora, died on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, at the Bethel Lutheran Nursing Home, Williston, surrounded by her caring family.

Memorial services are at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, at the St. Olaf Lutheran Church, Grenora. Intern pastor Dana Lockhart is officiating. Internment of her remains are in the Grenora Cemetery at a later date.

A reception served by the Women of the Church, of which Mabel was a part, are immediately after the service. Military honors are presented by the Alvin T. Larson Post # 116 of Grenora.

Mabel was born on the family farm in Barr Butte Township, south of Grenora, to Henry and Ragna (Johannsen) Hoff on Aug. 26, 1923. She was raised on the family farm and first educated at the Fischer School and graduated from Grenora High School in 1941.

Mabel worked for a time at the Triple A office in Williston. She then entered the United States Army in the Women’s Air Corp on Nov. 11, 1943, in Minneapolis and was raised to the rank of corporal. She was honorably discharged at Patterson Field, Ohio, on Jan. 13, 1946. Mabel returned to Grenora and was married to Roger E. Iverson at Sidney on June 17, 1947.

The couple made their home in Grenora, where they raised their family.

Mabel worked as a bookkeeper for the local Farmers Union for 41 years. Mabel was always willing to help out wherever she could for the betterment of Grenora and served on many boards and committees over the years. Mabel may have been Grenora’s first Tupperware salesperson.

Mabel loved life and shared her ideas with many. She enjoyed having fun and brought laughter to all who knew her. She was a baptized and confirmed member of the St. Olaf Lutheran Church and was active in church activities and the community. She was a member of both the American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion.

She enjoyed sitting on her deck, drinking coffee with friends, her plants, knitting and jigsaw puzzles. Mabel will be missed by all.

She is survived by her children, Keith and his wife, Denise, Williston and Kay (Greg) Garaas and Karen Iverson, Grenora; her brother, Marvin Hoff, Grenora; five grandchildren, Sara VandeStreek, Courtney Johnson, Erin Grefsrud, Kyle Phelps and Dalton Weeks; one great-grandchild, Henry VandeStreek and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roger; one grandchild, Sammi Eline Weeks; four brothers and five sisters.

Friends may call at the Fulkerson Funeral Home, Williston from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and one hour before the service on Saturday at the church.

Friends may share a story or condolences with the family online at www.fulkersons.com.