Grace M. Carlson, 93, of Rushford, Minn., died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse, Wis.
Grace Marie Moos was born on October 16, 1924, in Great Bend, Kans., to Louis and Marie (Malley) Moos. She was raised for a time in Kansas until her family moved to Harmony, Minn., where Grace graduated from high school. She met Gynther Carlson while attending school in Milwaukee, Wis. Grace and Gynther were married on June 1, 1946. The couple moved to Rushford, where they lived the remainder of their lives. Grace enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, reading, crocheting, traveling, and following her children in their school sports and activities. Family and faith were always her top priorities. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rushford and the Rushford American Legion Auxiliary.
Grace is survived by her 11 children: Karen (fiance Mark Cisewski) Ebert of Winona, Minn., Michael Carlson of Rochester, Minn., Cheryl (Laurel) Unnasch of Rochester, Norma (David) Kirckof of Rochester, Gary (Cynthi) Carlson of Brooklyn Center, Minn., Margaret Lambie of Black River Falls, Wis., David Carlson of Rushford, Minn., Joan (Scott) Blagsvedt of Rushford, Joyce (Jeff Ellingsen) Merchlewitz of Rushford, Julie (Lynn) Wilbright of Stockton, Minn., and Frank Carlson of Rushford; 20 grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren, with two on the way.
She was preceded in death by her husband Gynther, her parents, a son in infancy, seven siblings, a granddaughter, and a great-granddaughter.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Grace was held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 19, 2018, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rushford, with the Reverend Pratap Reddy officiating. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery at a later date. Visitation was held from 4-7 p.m. on Sunday, March 18, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service in Rushford and one hour prior to the Mass on Monday at the Church.
Leave a memory of Grace and sign her online guestbook at www.hofffuneral.com.