SERVICES FOR MRS. SORENSEN TUESDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. LaVerne V. Sorensen will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Orum. Rev. Russell Saltzman will officiate with organist Opal Jensen and vocalist Jack Jensen. Burial will follow at Orum Cemetery.

LaVerne Viola (Paulsen) Sorensen was born Dec. 26, 1920 to Paul and Helena Paulsen at their farm home north of Blair. LaVerne was baptized at the First Lutheran Church in Blair. For several years, she taught Sunday School, was Sunday School Superintendent, and was an active member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Orum.

She married Richard N. Sorensen of Blair August 11, 1944. They farmed in the Lincoln School area for several years before they moved to their new home west of Blair, raising their three children.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers Harvey and Bernard; one sister Fern; and a son-in-law Jerald Hansen.

LaVerne is survived by her husband Richard; son Harold of Blair; her daughter and son-in-law Marion and Richard Hansen of Blair; daughter Linda Hansen of Fremont; sister Myrtle Hansen of Blair; four grandsons and one granddaughter.

LaVerne, 63, was a member of the Thursday Afternoon Club. A prayer service was held Monday night. Pallbearers will be Dean, Dale, and Marvin Paulsen; Don and Roger Nelson; and Todd Cuddy.

# 2 - - from her funeral service folder:

IN MEMORY, LaVerne Viola Sorensen, Blair, Nebraska

DIED, September 29, 1984; Age: 63 years, 9 months

SERVICES, 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 1984, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Orum, Nebraska

OFFICIATING, Rev. Russell Saltzman

ORGANIST, Opal Jensen VOCALIST, Jack Jensen

SONG SELECTION, “Old Rugged Cross”

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” - “Abide With Me”

PALLBEARERS, Marvin Paulsen, Dale Paulsen, Dean Paulsen, Donald Nelson, Roger Nelson, Todd Cuddy

GRAVESIDE SERVICES, Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery, Orum, Nebraska