Rosaleen Knutson
October 22, 1936 ~ January 11, 2014
Rosaleen Knutson age 77 of Saude, died Saturday January 11, 2014, at New Hampton Nursing & Rehab Center in New Hampton.
Funeral services will be held 2:00p.m. Wednesday January 15, 2014, at Saude Lutheran Church, rural Lawler with Pastor Dan Larson presiding.
Interment will be held in the Saude Lutheran Church Cemetery, with Justin Kuehn, Jared Knutson, Jacob Knutson, Roger Knutson, Richard Knutson, Gary Johnson, Rick Johnson and Tom Schmitz serving as pallbearers.
Friends may greet the family 4:00– 7:00 p.m. Tuesday January 14, 2014, at Hugeback – Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.
Rosaleen Fae Knutson was born October 22, 1936, in Cresco, Iowa the daughter of Thedore and Lydia (Heimerdinger) Vaala. She received her education at Saude Lutheran School and was confirmed at the Saude Lutheran Church. Rosaleen graduated from Cresco High School. She then attended Gates Business College in Waterloo, Iowa.
On September 15, 1957 Rosaleen married Lowell Knutson at the Saude Lutheran Church. To this union three children were born Ruth, Don and Jeff.
Rosaleen loved her family very much and was a woman of great faith. Due to her declining health in the last few years, she resided with Lowell at the Nursing & Rehab in New Hampton. Her strong faith was with her until the end.
Rosaleen loved to watch the Minnesota Twins, along with the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team. She enjoyed listening to all the Crestwood wrestling meets on the radio. She had a passion for gardening and would always have a large vegetable garden and many flower gardens scattered around the farm. Rosaleen cherished time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Rosaleen is survived by her husband Lowell of 56 years; daughter, Ruth (Glen) Kuehn of New Hampton, IA; two sons, Don of Lawler, IA, Jeff (Karen) Knutson of Lawler, IA; her two special sons, Roger Knutson of Cresco, IA, Richard (Paige) Knutson of Yuma, AZ; grandchildren, Justin Kuehn, Jared Knutson, Jacob Knutson, Kassidy Knutson, Hannah Knutson, Wyatt Knutson, and Kyaah Knutson; sister-in-law, Marcia (Dale) Wagoner of Lawler, IA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Lorraine; a sister and brother in infancy.
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Ruth sorry about your mother ,my thoughts&prayers will be with you. Tom ungs
Always enjoyed our visits with Lowell and Rosaleen! Such a sweet couple…. will be out to visit Lowell one day soon….
Dear Lowell and family, I enjoyed getting to know you all when Rosaleen was a patient at the Cresco hospital. She had such a bright smile, and a strong faith that always lifted my spirits. You have a wonderful, close-knit, loving family. Enjoyed visiting Lowell and Rosaleen at their home with Arlene Wilson (Clair’s great aunt) a couple times a year. Always had such fun visits! Thinking about the Knutson family just gives me a warm feeling inside. Honored to know you good folks. So sorry for your great loss, and praying that God will hold you close and give you strength and comfort and peace in the days and months ahead. Arlene and I will be out to visit Lowell one day soon… ….. You all are in our thoughts and prayers… With love, Marilyn (& Clair) Pecinovsky and great aunt Arlene, too.
Jeff, Karen, Jacob, and Jared, We are sorry to hear of Rosaleen’s passing. We are thinking and praying for you all. May the good memories make you smile! Barb, Pat, Lucas, and Libby Schwamman
Dear Lowell, Ruth and family members, Please accept my sincere sympathy on the loss of your wife and mother. It has been a long time since I have seen Rosaleen, but always appreciated her common sense, sincere values and friendly ways. She was a special lady. Sincerely, Ben Ryan
Jeff, Karen and Boys: Your in our Thoughts and Prayers! We were going to come to visitation, but weather not so nice out. It is so hard to lose a loved one. We are thinking and praying for you all. Dan and Amy Schroeder
To the Knutson family: You all have our deepest sympathy, we always had a good visit when Lowell and Rosaleen would come to the store in Protivin! With sympathy Jim and Scherann Vrba..
To Ruth and all your family….. So greatly saddened to learn of your loss and sending my heartfelt sympathy. From reading these tributes and knowing you, I’m not surprised your mom was a special lady with a heart of gold! Praying you will feel God’s arms around you giving strength, comfort, and His peace at this difficult time.
To Rosaleen’s Family, I will miss the nightly calls to Rosaleen. I really enjoyed talking to her. May you find peace in knowing that she is with the Lord. My prayers are with all of you. Juanita Dippert
I had the opportunity to spend time with Rosaleen when she was at St Mary’s. WHen she talked about family and her husband you could hear the love and pride in her voice. She loved sharing stories of the Saude area and talking about the past . My thoughts and prayers are with her family. Linda Mc Connell
Love and blessings to Rosaleen’s family.
Jeanie Kuhn lit a candle in memory of Rosaleen Knutson
To Lowell, Donny, Jeff, Ruth, Richard, Roger and all of Rosaleen’s family, You have our deepest condolences for your loss. God has blessed Rosaleen with eternal peace from her earthly struggles and has taken her home with him to heaven. May he grant you comfort and help you to find peace in the memories you have shared. Joe and Sharon Haskovec
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TO THE FAMILY OF ROSALEEN KNUTSON TO LOWELL KNUTSON, FAMILY NO ONE CAN TAKE AWAY ALL YOUR SPECIAL MEMORIES YOU ALL HAVE OF ROSALEEN! SHARING ALL YOUR WONDERFUL MEMORIES EACH ONE HAS OF YOUR LOVE ONE ROSALEEN KNUTSON SHE WAS AN VERY LOVED PERSON WHO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO KNEW ROSALEEN KNUTSON TOUCHED HER HEART KNEW ROSALEEN FOREVER MORE! GOD WATCH OVER ROSALEEN,& GOD BLESS ROSALEEN!! GOD WATCH OVER ALL THE FAMILY,& GOD BLESS ALL THE FAMILY!ROSALEEN WELL LIVE ON IN EACH ONE OF US SHE IS IN HEAVEN WATCHING OVER ALL OF UShttp://storage.lifetributes.com/Candles/new/candle-9.png FOR EVER, OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY TO THE WHOLE FAMILY!!LOVE MARIAN KNUTSON,ALICE,& TOM RASING MK ACKR TVR http://storage.lifetributes.com/Candles/new/candle-9.pnghttp: // http://www.hugebackfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Rosaleen-Knutson/# !/
ALICE,& TOM RASING lit a candle in memory of Rosaleen Knutson
Deepest sympathy to Lowell and family. Will miss the nice visits I had with Rosaleen at NHNRC. KATHY DEUTSCH
To the family of Rosaleen Knutson.You have my deepest sympathy for the loss of a mother, grandmother and wife, also a dear friend. I enjoyed the many visits and birthday of Lowell.She will be greatly missed. You are all in my prayers. From your special Gloria&Brenda Parks
Lowell and family, you have our deepest sympathies. May God surround you with his love at this difficult time. Jennifer Schumacher, Meghan and Amanda Ferch
Our deepest sympathy to Lowell and family on the passing of Rosaleen. She was a very kind, loving person, who will be greatlyl missed. May God Bless & Comfort you in this time of sorrow. Dick & Shirley Dietrich, Mandan, ND
My sympathy and love! God’s blessings to the family. Becky Knutson Lewis
Rosaleen was wonderful person and will be dearly missed. Our memories and faith in God will see us through. My deepest sympathy go out to Lowell and family.
One of the nicest women I’ve known. May God comfort you and give you strength. Holly Natvig