Silas Orlando Vongroven, age 94, of Mabel, formerly of Canton, died Friday, December 2, 2016 at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel.
Silas was born August 27, 1922 at home in Allamakee County, Iowa, the son of Lewis and Laura (Goodno) Vongroven. He was baptized and confirmed at the Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church. He attended the Waterloo Ridge School.
He worked for area farmers until he was drafted into the Army. He served in Germany and Czechoslovakia, and was honorably discharged on August 26, 1946.
On December 30, 1948, he married Beulah Treangen at the Waterloo Ridge Lutheran parsonage. They farmed in Houston and Fillmore Counties. He was a member of the Henrytown Lutheran Church, the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He enjoyed fishing, farming, playing cards, watching baseball games, working outside gardening and mowing, playing games with his great-grandchildren, and spending time with his family, friends, and neighbors.
Silas is survived by his wife Beulah of Mabel, a son Stanley (LuAnn) of Decorah, Iowa; two granddaughters, Lana (Jerry) Scrabeck of Lanesboro, Minn., and Sara (Tina) Palmer of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; three great-grandchildren: Nelson, Kristen, Jasmine, and Nevaeh; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, four brothers: Dale, Norman, Garland, and Lester; three sisters-in-law: Julia, Marjorie, and Alvina.
Funeral services were held 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Canton. Burial took place in the Henrytown Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors from the American Legion. Visitation was from 3-7 p.m. Monday, December 5 at the Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel and one hour prior to the services at the church on Tuesday.