Leona Tietz

Leona Marion Carlson Tietz was born on May 1, 1942 in Darfur, MN, the daughter of Albert and Edna (Jensen) Carlson. She was baptized on Oct 25, 1942. She grew up on the family farm near Darfur. She attended school in Comfrey. She was united in marriage to Leonard G. Tietz on April 25, 1962 at Faith Lutheran Church in Comfrey. She was a former member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Springfield and the American Lutheran Church in Windom and was attending services at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church in Morgan. Leona enjoyed her work at Minn-Tex in Windom. She enjoyed spending time with her family and grandchildren. In her leisure time Leona could be found gardening, canning, playing cards, researching genealogy, or baking her famous buns. She was honored as volunteer of the month in May of 2013 at Gil-Mor Manor where she spent many hours with her husband. Leona died on Saturday evening at her home in Morgan at the age of 71 years. She is survived by her husband - Leonard of Morgan; children Richard (Dawn) Tietz of Morgan and their children - Megan, Lucas, Amber, Becca, and Kegan; Jan (Dan) Fennern of Cannon Falls, MN and their children - Brittany and Colin; Julie Nelson (friend Mike) of Superior, IA and her children - Kristina (fianc Jeremy), Kayla, Elijah, Jessica, Katelyn, and William; Jeanie (Steve) Rasche of Heron Lake, MN and their children - Alexa (Anthony) Johnson, Michaela, Madison, Jacob Lundgren, Claire and Emma; sisters - Loretta Amsden of Springfield; Violet Anderson of St. James, Eileen (Ray) King of Lawrence, KS; a brother - Arnold "Junie" Carlson of Darfur; and a sister-in-law - Ilene Carlson of St. James. She was preceded in death by her - parents; son-in-law - Tim Nelson; grandson - Andrew Fennern; a brother - Donald Carlson; and brothers-in-law - Stan Amsden and Verne Anderson. First Visitation 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm Friday, February 21, 2014 Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Morgan, MN 220 Zion St. Morgan, Minnesota, United States 56266 Second Visitation 10:00 am - 11:00 am Saturday, February 22, 2014 Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Morgan, MN 220 Zion St. Morgan, Minnesota, United States 56266 Service Information 11:00 am Saturday, February 22, 2014 Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Morgan, MN 220 Zion St. Morgan, Minnesota, United States 56266