ATTLESON, Leona Maurine 1916 - 2001

LAKEWOOD, CO -Leona Maurine Attleson, 84, Lakewood, CO, died Sunday, Feb. 4, 2001 at Exempla Lutheran Medical Center.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 7 at Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, CO.

Leona was born Aug. 20, 1916 in Osceola, NE. On July 5, 1946, she married Torkel Palmer Attleson (son of the late Sjur and Andrena Attleson, New Hampton) in Denver. She was a civil service secretary and homemaker, and was a member of Augustana Lutheran Church and AARP. She enjoyed the mountains, camping, reading, crocheting, cooking, baking, canning and gardening.

Surviving are her husband, Torkel Palmer Attleson; two sons, Robert W., Littleton, CO and Gregg A., Gays Mills, WI; a daughter, Pamela L. Uyemura, Denver, CO; four grandchildren; a sister, Lois B. Allison, Shelbyville, IN.

Memorials may be made to Augustana Lutheran Church, Parish Nurse Fund, 5000 E. Alameda Avenue, Denver, CO 80246 or Multiple Sclerosis Society, 700 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203.

Source: New Hampton Tribune; Mar. 6, 2001 Page 4
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