Opal Mae ROSENGREN

1927 - 2006  (79 years)

• Name	Opal Mae ROSENGREN
  Birth	10 Aug 1927	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  	as Opal May
  Gender	Female
  Minnesota Birth Certificate	1927-21203
  Death	23 Dec 2006	Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	She married Wahlstrom as Opal Mae Rosengren. Opal Wahlstrom, 79, of rural Pelican Rapids, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2006, peacefully and surrounded by her family at the Good Samaritan Center in Pelican Rapids. ?She was born Aug. 10, 1927, to Oscar and Elsie (Oechsel) Rosengren in Fergus Falls. She attended Fergus Falls High School and worked various jobs in Fergus Falls before her marriage. On Dec. 14, 1956, she was united in marriage to Harold O. Wahlstrom in Pelican Rapids. ?Opal spent almost her entire life working with nature and animals, helping her husband raise strawberries and raspberries at Wahlstrom Berry Farm in Maplewood Township near Pelican Rapids, and taking care of a number of pets. ?She was mother to Maureen (Bruce) Johnson of rural Pelican Rapids and Nancy (Jay T.) Olson of Fergus Falls, and grandmother to Taylor, Bailey and Connor Olson, all of Fergus Falls. ?Opal was a member of Central Lutheran Church. She made numerous friends from all over the country who came every year for strawberries and raspberries. She immensely enjoyed being outside, working with her hands, talking with everyone who came to their farm, reading and doing word puzzles. She loved her family very much and was so very proud of her grandsons. She was also proud of her German heritage and her work ethic. She was kind to animals and loved her cats, especially Dolly. ?Opal was a survivor, having lived during the Great Depression, having fought cancer and other illnesses and rarely complaining about anything. She loved being on the farm and having her family with her. She will be greatly missed. ?Opal was preceded in death by her parents; and all of her siblings: Clinton, Robert, Earl, LeRoy, Bud, Ruby, Pearl and Ruth. ?She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Harold Wahlstrom, rural Pelican Rapids; daughters, Maureen (Bruce) Johnson of rural Pelican Rapids, and Nancy (Jay T.) Olson of Fergus Falls; grandsons: Taylor, Bailey and Connor Olson, all of Fergus Falls; brother-in-law, Kenneth Wahlstrom; numerous nieces and nephews; and a lot of friends. ?Visitation: Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service at the church?Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Central Lutheran Church, Pelican Rapids?Clergy: Rev. Zinta Sundby?Burial: Central Lutheran Cemetery, Pelican Rapids?Funeral Home: Larson Funeral Home, Pelican Rapids Her obit omits any mention of her two sons by Julian Johnson.
  Person ID	I13126	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2013

  
  

  Family	Julian Leonard JOHNSON,   b. 13 Oct 1921, Otter Tail County, Minnesota d. 10 May 1997, Otter Tail County, Minnesota (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	12 Jul 1947	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F9811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2013