1906
Nora
2013
Nora C Hendrickson
July 9, 1906 — May 13, 2013
Funeral service for Nora C. Hendrickson, of Albert Lea will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. The Rev. James Kassera and Rev. Darryl Bakke will officiate. Private interment will be in the Hartland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 – 6:00 p.m., Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Nora died peacefully at her home on May 13, 2013, just shy of her 107th birthday.
Nora was born on July 9, 1906 to Ole and Martha Rugroden. In 1924 she graduated from Freeborn High School and, knowing that she had a passion for teaching, attended Albert Lea Normal School. She later earned a Bachelor’s Degree in 1963 from Mankato State College. Teaching was Nora’s calling and she began teaching country school in District #9 and later in Districts #47 and #102. She began teaching first grade in the Albert Lea schools in 1958, spending one year at Hawthorne Elementary and 15 years at the newly-constructed Halvorsen Elementary School. Nora’s mental capacity was astonishing and until the end of her life, she could remember the names of countless students as well as those who were in her Sunday school classes.
Nora married Ernest Hendrickson on November 10, 1929 and they farmed for several years in Freeborn County prior to moving to Albert Lea in 1940.
Highlights of her life were a trip to Alaska with Ernest in the early 70’s and a trip to Norway with two of her granddaughters when she was 82 years of age. Nora’s flower and vegetable gardens were legendary and she actively pursued gardening until age 95. She was a quilter, a skillful seamstress, and a gracious hostess who always had the coffee pot on along with plates of homemade cookies. Nora was also interested in reading, playing Scrabble, and cheering on the Minnesota Twins.
Survivors include her daughters Marilyn Jensen of Broomfield, CO, and Darlene Lee of Mankato; grandchildren Judy (Kevin) Patterson, Nancy (Steve) Smith, Susan (Billy) Mathews, Karen (Verlan) Grigsby, Kristine (Richard) Nordin, Rebecca (Paul) Carpenter, and Daniel (Susan) Lee; great-grandchildren Adam and Lindsay Smith, Alec Mathews, Mae, Roy, and John Grigsby, Andrew, Amalia, and Aleksander Nordin, Laura, and Eric Carpenter.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest, and her siblings Stella, Palma, Myrtle, Clara, Elsie, and Maynard; and sons-in-law Roy Jensen and Phillip Lee.
The family wishes to thank the caring and dedicated staff of Oak Park Place, her home of the past eight years. Thanks also to Dr. Vocal for his conscientious medical care. Special thanks to Mary and Irv Zenk for their care and devotion over the years. We also want to thank her former students, neighbors, friends, and pastors who regularly stopped by to share coffee and stories.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Hartland Cemetery Association, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, or the charity of the donor’s preference.
Blessed be the memory of Nora Christine Hendrickson.
Nora died peacefully at her home on May 13, 2013, just shy of her 107th birthday.
Nora was born on July 9, 1906 to Ole and Martha Rugroden. In 1924 she graduated from Freeborn High School and, knowing that she had a passion for teaching, attended Albert Lea Normal School. She later earned a Bachelor’s Degree in 1963 from Mankato State College. Teaching was Nora’s calling and she began teaching country school in District #9 and later in Districts #47 and #102. She began teaching first grade in the Albert Lea schools in 1958, spending one year at Hawthorne Elementary and 15 years at the newly-constructed Halvorsen Elementary School. Nora’s mental capacity was astonishing and until the end of her life, she could remember the names of countless students as well as those who were in her Sunday school classes.
Nora married Ernest Hendrickson on November 10, 1929 and they farmed for several years in Freeborn County prior to moving to Albert Lea in 1940.
Highlights of her life were a trip to Alaska with Ernest in the early 70’s and a trip to Norway with two of her granddaughters when she was 82 years of age. Nora’s flower and vegetable gardens were legendary and she actively pursued gardening until age 95. She was a quilter, a skillful seamstress, and a gracious hostess who always had the coffee pot on along with plates of homemade cookies. Nora was also interested in reading, playing Scrabble, and cheering on the Minnesota Twins.
Survivors include her daughters Marilyn Jensen of Broomfield, CO, and Darlene Lee of Mankato; grandchildren Judy (Kevin) Patterson, Nancy (Steve) Smith, Susan (Billy) Mathews, Karen (Verlan) Grigsby, Kristine (Richard) Nordin, Rebecca (Paul) Carpenter, and Daniel (Susan) Lee; great-grandchildren Adam and Lindsay Smith, Alec Mathews, Mae, Roy, and John Grigsby, Andrew, Amalia, and Aleksander Nordin, Laura, and Eric Carpenter.
She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest, and her siblings Stella, Palma, Myrtle, Clara, Elsie, and Maynard; and sons-in-law Roy Jensen and Phillip Lee.
The family wishes to thank the caring and dedicated staff of Oak Park Place, her home of the past eight years. Thanks also to Dr. Vocal for his conscientious medical care. Special thanks to Mary and Irv Zenk for their care and devotion over the years. We also want to thank her former students, neighbors, friends, and pastors who regularly stopped by to share coffee and stories.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Hartland Cemetery Association, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, or the charity of the donor’s preference.
Blessed be the memory of Nora Christine Hendrickson.
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