SMOA-JLVrites forr • lt;* . * .. lt;♦ *. . • f . *. •Funeral services for Mrs.Lydia E. Felsing, 86, former resident off the Laurens community who died Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Oelwein, were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Hitchcock FuneralHome. '- • • \ ■ ' 9 ' ' ’ ' ’ . ’ . ' ' ’The Rev. A. M. Youmgquist, pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church, officiated. Music consisted of two vocal solos, ‘The Old Rugged Cross” and “Abide With Me,’ by the Rev. Mr. Youngquist with Mrs. Fred Ek-stam as accompanist Pallbearers Were Vernon Gul-branson, Robe Mather, Lyle Lund Pau Schulz, Ed Rouseand Dale Dershem. Burial was• * • . . * • r • rin the Laurens Cemetery.Bom in Wisconsin.Lydia E. Stark, daughter of Ms !and Mrs. John Stark was bom Nov. 12, 1878, at Meno-monee Falls Wis. In 1905 she was united in marriage to J. Daniel Felsing. They farmed at Carthage, S.D until 1931, when they moved to Laurens. They were th parents of five children. ■’ She was preceded !in death by her husband, in 1944, and by a daughter,' • Ade 1 aide;'. (Mrs. George) Stroppel of Macon, Mo., in ■■ i960. \: •. sd *3Survivors include a daughter,H. J.) Schulz of , with whom she had her home for the last year ; three sons, Calvin of West ' Palm Beach, Fla., Paul of Lau-rens and Urban of B 11 Glade, Fla.; 23 grandchildren and 21; a sister Mrs. Emma Excell of Tucson, Ariz.; and three brothers, John Stark of Tucson, Phillip Stark of Kansas City. Mo. and Walter Stark of 'Milwaukee, Wis.Attend! Funeral Among the relatives from a distance attending .the funeral were Calvin Felsing off -West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schulz of Winthrop and George Stroppel and family of i Macon, Mo.