Edna Mae Bjork
November 03, 2012
Edna Mae (Nagel) Bjork died on November 3, 2012, at the age of 88. She was born on June 20, 1924, to Charles and Meta Nagel in Bismarck, ND. She grew up on a dairy farm north of Bismarck and graduated from Bismarck High School in 1941. She worked as a secretary for the North Dakota State Farmers Union in Jamestown, ND, for several years. She married Maynard Bjork on September 4, 1950, and was the mother of four daughters. The family lived in Wahpeton, ND, Anaconda, MT, Menomonie, WI, Norwalk, IA, West Des Moines and Clive, IA. Edna spent most of her years in Norwalk raising her daughters, Linda, Judy, Sandy and Betty. She worked as a church secretary at New Life Lutheran Church of which she was a charter member, and at the Norwalk Newspaper. Edna was a great cook, an expert seamstress, and lately enjoyed making quilts. She made a quilt for each daughter and grandchild as well as quilting with the ladies at church for Lutheran World Relief. Edna also enjoyed doing counted cross-stitch and loved to travel with her family.
She is survived by her loving husband of 62 years, Maynard; her daughters, Linda (Paul) Rye of Urbandale, IA, Judy (Bruce) Barnes of Cedar Rapids, IA, Sandy (Charlie) Scavo of West Des Moines, IA, and Betty (Terry) Kochaver of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Marcia (Jeremy) Ziemer of Ann Arbor, MI, Andy (Amanda) Rye of Ankeny, IA, Brian Rye of Urbandale, Sara (Bob) Meisterling of Cedar Rapids, Brett Barnes (Heather Quick) of Cedar Rapids, and Kelsey and Nicole Scavo of West Des Moines; great-grandchildren, Kimberlee, Kaelynn and Dyllan Rye of Ankeny, IA; brothers, Robert (Myra) Nagel of Montpelier, ND, and Richard (Helen) Nagel of Bismarck, ND; sisters-in-law, Helen Bjork of Marquette, MI, and Lyla Swanson of Cannon Falls, MN; and many nieces and nephews. Edna was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Kenneth Nagel and Frances Smith.
A special thank you to the staff at Walnut Ridge Assisted Living in Clive, Dr. John Zittergruen and staff, and the Doctors and CCU staff zone 3 at IMMC for your wonderful care of our wife and mother.
Memorial services will be held at New Life Lutheran Church in Norwalk on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will precede the services beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Norwalk Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in Edna’s memory to New Life Lutheran Church.
Online condolences may be expressed at:
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Debbie Essick Scholer
11/08/2012
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with your family at this difficult time.
Pam and Sam Johnson
11/08/2012
Judy and family:
It is never easy losing your mother; no matter the circumstance. Our thoughts and prayers are with your dear family.
Wish we could be with you...
Bill& Dee Cook
11/07/2012
Mr. Bjork,
Dee and I were very sorry to read about you wifes passing. You are a special friend to me as you were my teacher in high school and a friend at Central Lutheran. You and you family are in our prayers.
Carolyn Judy
11/06/2012
You have my sympathy in your loss
My Mother was Lydia Siekmeier Miller and I know she kept in touch with your family. May god comfort and sustain you at this difficult time.
Tina and Dave Acomb
11/06/2012
We are so sorry for the loss of your mother. My impression of your mother was of a calm dignified lady. Hopefully it is of comfort that she had a calm dignified passing.
Jonathan and Karla (Buntrock) Ice
11/06/2012
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. May you have the comfort of knowing she is now at peace with God.
Thank you so much for letting us know about Edna's passing. It is always good to keep in touch with family. Even though I didn't have an opportunity to spend much time with them myself, I know my parents and the other Waukon relatives always enjoyed and appreciated the visits from the Bjork family.
Henry & JOAnne Silva, Edith Nagel
11/06/2012
Our love is with you. Aunt Edna was a beautiful person who impacted many lives. The MEMORIES she left will bring smiles, the LOVE she gave will give comfort, and the FAITH in the Lord she shared with bring hope. I will always treasure the quilt she gave me and the happy three days we spent with Uncle Maynard and Aunt Edna. love JOAnne
Gilberto and Moog Conti
11/06/2012
You are not alone in your sadness- warm thoughts and deepest sympathy are with you
Amy Heaverlo-Havick
11/05/2012
My thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. I am glad I recently got to visit with Edna. I have wonderful memories of her and Maynard as a child.