In Loving Memory
Mildred Thorsbakken
October 5, 1938 - March 14, 2021

The family requests that masks be worn for the visitation and the service.

VISITATION
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
5:00 - 8:00 P.M.
Martin-Mattice Funeral Home
Emmetsburg, Iowa

SERVICE
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
10:30 A.M.
Bethany Lutheran Church
Emmetsburg, Iowa

CLERGY
Rev. Peter Morlock

INTERMENT
Evergreen Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Iowa

Mildred Nurine Thorsbakken, daughter of Henry Nichol and Myrtle Irene (Fosnaugh) Schaffer, was born October 5, 1938 in Algona, Iowa.  She graduated from Wesley High School in Wesley, Iowa in 1957.

In 1958 Mildred was united in marriage to Roger Thorsbakken  at Trinity Lutheran Church in Algona, Iowa.  They were blessed with four children.

Mildred was employed by the Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg where she worked as the food supervisor for twenty eight years.  She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church.

Mildred enjoyed playing cards with family and friends, especially Euchre, Pinochle and 500.  She also loved going fishing and crocheting.

Mildred passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa, at the age of 82.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Myrtle Schaffer; her husband, Roger; siblings, Fern Thompson, Robert "Bob" Schaffer, Alice Shipler, Richard "Jack" Schaffer and Roxie Mogler-Matthews.

She is survived by her children, Larry Thorsbakken of Pocahontas, Iowa, Mark Thorsbakken of Emmetsburg, Iowa, Cynthia Crowe of Lafayette, Colorado, and Jeanine Thorsbakken of Frederick, Colorado;  eleven grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; as well as many other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Martin-Mattice Funeral Home