1918
Alphild
2015
Alphild Loken
February 20, 1918 — December 26, 2015
Alphild Loken, 97 of rural Battle Lake died Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the Battle Lake Good Samaritan Society.
Alphild (Wahlstrom) Loken was born February 20, 1918, on the family farm in Clitherall Township south of Battle Lake to Olga (Lundeen) and Alfred Wahlstrom. She was baptized March 24, 1918, and confirmed October 30, 1932, at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church.
She spoke only Swedish growing up and learned English from her sister Florence before attending school at District 34. She graduated from Battle Lake High School where she played piano for all the musical groups and sang with the girls' sextet. While in high school, she was also the organist, choir director, and Sunday School teacher at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church for several years.
On April 3, 1937, she married Victor Loken at the Eagle Lake Lutheran Church. They made their home in the area, living on several different farms, finally in 1966, settling on a farm eight miles south of Battle Lake where they built their home.
In 1968, Alphild was employed as a deputy treasurer for Otter Tail County where she worked for more than 26 years.
Alphild lived her faith in God and dedicated her life to serving others, especially her family.
She always had coffee and homemade treats for anyone who stopped by. Her children and grandchildren were especially fond of her apple pies, applesauce cake, and lefse.
Alphild enjoyed playing the piano, sewing, doing word search puzzles, playing Scrabble, gardening, canning, and raising roses and irises. She loved spending time with her family and especially enjoyed visits from her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
In 2011, she moved to Good Samaritan in Battle Lake. The family wishes to extend gratitude and appreciation to the Good Samaritan staff for the loving care they gave to our mother over the past years.
Alphild is survived by her children: Alan (Margaret) Loken of Minneapolis, Jean (Phil) Holbo of Minneapolis, and Jerry Loken of Battle Lake; 4 grandchildren: Cheryl (John) Neithercott of Minneapolis, Debbie (Jason) Coats of Jeffersonville, IN, Chris Loken of Minneapolis, and Jerica (Nathan) DeGroot of Fergus Falls; 7 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents (Olga and Alfred Wahlstrom); husband (Victor Loken); brothers (Emery and Gustav Person); sisters (Julia Farden and Florence Sandstrom); her infant daughter (Maureen Loken); and her granddaughter (Natasha Loken Donaldson).
Funeral Service: 11 am Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake
Visitation: Friday, January 1st, New Year's Day, from 3 to 6 pm with a 5:30 pm Prayer Service at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Clergy: Rev. Jake Dyrhaug
Interment: Eagle Lake Church Cemetery, rural Battle Lake
Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson of Battle Lake
condolences.glendenilson.com
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. I Corinthians 13:7-8
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Alphild (Wahlstrom) Loken was born February 20, 1918, on the family farm in Clitherall Township south of Battle Lake to Olga (Lundeen) and Alfred Wahlstrom. She was baptized March 24, 1918, and confirmed October 30, 1932, at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church.
She spoke only Swedish growing up and learned English from her sister Florence before attending school at District 34. She graduated from Battle Lake High School where she played piano for all the musical groups and sang with the girls' sextet. While in high school, she was also the organist, choir director, and Sunday School teacher at Eagle Lake Lutheran Church for several years.
On April 3, 1937, she married Victor Loken at the Eagle Lake Lutheran Church. They made their home in the area, living on several different farms, finally in 1966, settling on a farm eight miles south of Battle Lake where they built their home.
In 1968, Alphild was employed as a deputy treasurer for Otter Tail County where she worked for more than 26 years.
Alphild lived her faith in God and dedicated her life to serving others, especially her family.
She always had coffee and homemade treats for anyone who stopped by. Her children and grandchildren were especially fond of her apple pies, applesauce cake, and lefse.
Alphild enjoyed playing the piano, sewing, doing word search puzzles, playing Scrabble, gardening, canning, and raising roses and irises. She loved spending time with her family and especially enjoyed visits from her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
In 2011, she moved to Good Samaritan in Battle Lake. The family wishes to extend gratitude and appreciation to the Good Samaritan staff for the loving care they gave to our mother over the past years.
Alphild is survived by her children: Alan (Margaret) Loken of Minneapolis, Jean (Phil) Holbo of Minneapolis, and Jerry Loken of Battle Lake; 4 grandchildren: Cheryl (John) Neithercott of Minneapolis, Debbie (Jason) Coats of Jeffersonville, IN, Chris Loken of Minneapolis, and Jerica (Nathan) DeGroot of Fergus Falls; 7 great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents (Olga and Alfred Wahlstrom); husband (Victor Loken); brothers (Emery and Gustav Person); sisters (Julia Farden and Florence Sandstrom); her infant daughter (Maureen Loken); and her granddaughter (Natasha Loken Donaldson).
Funeral Service: 11 am Saturday, January 2, 2016, at the First Lutheran Church in Battle Lake
Visitation: Friday, January 1st, New Year's Day, from 3 to 6 pm with a 5:30 pm Prayer Service at the Glende-Nilson Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.
Clergy: Rev. Jake Dyrhaug
Interment: Eagle Lake Church Cemetery, rural Battle Lake
Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson of Battle Lake
condolences.glendenilson.com
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. I Corinthians 13:7-8
Alphild's Folder
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