Delores Chensvold

Delores Chensvold

 

 

Delores Dawn Chensvold passed away on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Wellington Place in Decorah.

Delores was born on April 1, 1930 in Fayette County, Iowa to Park and Lulu (Miller) Cowles.

She attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette after graduating from West Union High School in 1947.

She was united in marriage to Curtis Chensvold on November 13, 1948 at Bethany Lutheran Church in rural Ossian.

Delores worked for Woodard Insurance in West Union for over 40 years. Before that she taught grade school in rural Hawkeye, Iowa for one year.

She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church in rural Ossian.

Delores is survived by three sons, Roger of West Union, Ron of Gulf Shores, Alabama, and Don of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; one daughter, Connie Fox of St. Charles, Minnesota; three brothers, Stanley (Donna) Cowles, George (Darlene) Cowles, and Bob (Beverly) Cowles; sister-in-law, Pauline Cowles; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and brother, Ken Cowles.

A graveside funeral service was held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at West Union Cemetery in West Union, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers: Memorials can be made in Delores’ name to Wellington Place in Decorah for its new chapel project.

Burnham-Wood & S.K. Rogers Funeral Home in West Union was in charge of arrangements.      41u41

 

 

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