Della Iverson

Della Corinne Iverson was born April 16, 1917, on Eureka Farm, the daughter of Iver and Martha (Hofstad) Iverson. After graduating from high school, Corinne found employment as a house maid in Minneapolis. In addition to her household duties, there were musical evenings where Corinne accompanied at the piano, with duets such as Mozart's La u clarem la mano and arias such as Micaela's Air from Carmen. She then moved to California to work as a cook for the Arthur Johnson home. After five years, Corinne returned to Minneapolis and worked with Jay Simm Music Company as a music clerk. She was a lifetime Sons of Norway member and traveled to Norway for her dream vacation. Corinne enjoyed cooking, baking, bird-watching and sky-watching. She also enjoyed observing nature and wildlife, studying the Norwegian language, and reading. Corinne and her sister were avid Scrabble players as the well-worn dictionaries at Eureka Farm would attest, and also enjoyed crossword puzzles. Corinne was a member of Nora Unitarian Church in Hanska. Della Corinne Iverson died Tuesday, March 13, 2007, at the Springfield Medical Center-Hospital at the age of 89 years. She is survived by brother- Vernon Iverson of Lamberton; nieces and nephews- Ralph and Ginny Iverson of Sioux Falls, Shirley and Bob Sampson of Hoffman, Judy O'Malley of Danvers, Romelle and Melvin Wojahn of Windom, Ronald and Betty Schneider of Spicer, Anita and Grover Bynum of Austin, TX, and Spencer and Dawn Iverson of Faribault; and sister-in-law- Iola Iverson of Lamberton. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers- Iver, Raymond, and Marlow; sisters- Vivian, Agnes, and Pearl; and niece- Doris Halvorson.