Anna Butler

Funeral services for Anna H. Dahle Butler will be held at 10:30 AM Monday, March 16, 2009 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Pastor Wayne Halvorson will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery .

Anna died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at St John’s Lutheran Home. She was 103 years of age.

Anna was born November 2, 1905 in Worth County IA , the daughter of Peter and Ingeborg (Stene) Dahle. She attended the Lime Creek Christian Day School and the Martin Luther Academy in New Ulm, MN.

Anna was united in marriage to James T. Butler and spent most of her married life farming together in the Emmons, MN, and Lake Mills , IA area. They purchased the farm that Iver Johnson Saterdahl her great grandfather homesteaded in Worth County , IA.

Anna had been the church organist at the Lime Creek and Lake Mills Evangelical Lutheran Churchs for many years. She was currently a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church and a member of the ladies aid.

Anna worked at Deluxe Manufacturing in Lake Mills and was the first worker to retire from there.

Anna is survived by her daughter Agnes (Donald) Hart of Des Moines , IA, grandchildren; Michael (Sue) Battleson, MaryJo Valdez, Terry Battleson, Kim (Mike) Wyant. There are several great and great great grandchildren and step great grandchildren. One sister in law survives; Oma (Palmer) Dahle of Mpls , MN , many nieces and nephews.

Anna was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Sisters Minnie Anderson, Valborg Dahle and a sister in infancy. Brothers; Elmer, Arthur, Ingvald, Irvin, Palmer and Rueben. Two great grandchildren; Heather Battleson and Justin Battleson.