Lola V. Cooreman, age 80 of Tracy, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Prairie Home Hospice House in Marshall. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Tracy Lutheran Church in Tracy. Interment will be in the Tracy City Cemetery.
Lola Vernell (Peterson) Cooreman was born August 13, 1934 to Ole K. and Gelena Ragna (Kleven) Peterson in Currie, Minnesota. The family moved to the Sweetman Farm on Lake Shetek, and then lived on the Peterson Farm at Garvin Corner, Minnesota from 1944 to 1954.
Lola graduated from Tracy High School in 1952. Lola had intentions of going to Beauty College, but her Mother was diagnosed with cancer which resulted in a leg amputation, and Lola was needed to help her mother on the farm. Lola married Robert (Bob) James Cooreman on August 24, 1954, at Tracy Lutheran Church, Tracy, Minnesota. They were married for 25 years and Lola was a hard-working, devoted farmer’s wife and mother to five children. While Robert and Lola were living on The O.C. Buckingham Farm near Walnut Grove and the farm site North of Tracy Lola had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens. Her vegetable gardens were quite large and Lola canned and froze vegetables always for her family. While her children were growing up Lola helped them with 4-H projects, every Saturday night was bath time for five children and Sunday School Lessons were then done after bath, and faithfully took her five children to Sunday Service and Sunday School. Lola became a self-taught seamstress and made many beautiful, unique outfits for Rhonda during her high school years. Lola loved the sport of wrestling beginning with her sons Keith, Kevin, Kent, and Kendal all wrestling in high school, and continued to enjoy her grandsons Chad, Cole, and Erik’s wrestling careers. Grandma made trips to Willmar for dance and sporting events of Grandson Christopher and Grand-daughter Caitlin. Many car trips were made to Grand-daughter Carly’s dance recitals and competitions with Grand-daughter Chelsea as her travel companion and conversation partner. And Grandma enjoyed her shopping trips with Grand-daughter Chantalle and visits from Grandson Preston. The love of Lola’s life and focus was always her children and grand-children and she traveled to all of their various special events as long as she was able.
Lola worked as an evening waitress at The Mediterraneon Club in Tracy, Minnesota, and also was the Director of The Tracy Senior Dining from May of 1988 until January of 2007, when Lola retired. Lola was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary and a life-time member of Tracy Lutheran Church, and in her later years listened to church service on the radio every Sunday. Lola loved to dance at weddings and in her youth at various youth ballrooms and danced until her health did not allow and would make sure to watch Old Time Polka every week.
Lola lived in her home in Tracy until November of 2014 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer and metastasized bone cancer. Lola underwent surgery to stabilize her leg from the bone cancer on December 23, 2014, and entered Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care on January 7, 2015. Lola passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care in Marshall, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 80 years, 6 months, 15 days.
Lola is survived by her children, Keith (and Sue) Cooreman, Rhonda Cooreman Bosacker, Kent Cooreman (special friend Lynn Magnuson), Kendal (and Pamela) Cooreman; Grandchildren Christopher (Catie) and Caitlin Cooreman, Carly and Preston Bosacker, Chelsea (Austin Skoblik), Chad (Asha), Erik Cooreman, Cole (Jenny) and Chantalle Cooreman, Great-Grandchildren Zachary, Mataya, Masen, Courtney, Kaysen Harms (Step-Grandchild) and Drake Cooreman, Brother Vernon Peterson, Wendell, Minnesota, and many, many family and friends.
Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Ole K. and Gelena Peterson, ex-husband Robert James Cooreman, son Kevin James Cooreman, Sisters Blanche Ehleringer and Gladys Kasa, Brothers Omer, Harvey, Maynard, Dennis, Victor Peterson. Deceased infant sisters Hildur and Darlene.
You will forever and always be with us in our hearts and memories until we all meet again! Love you always and forever…….
Lola Vernell (Peterson) Cooreman was born August 13, 1934 to Ole K. and Gelena Ragna (Kleven) Peterson in Currie, Minnesota. The family moved to the Sweetman Farm on Lake Shetek, and then lived on the Peterson Farm at Garvin Corner, Minnesota from 1944 to 1954.
Lola graduated from Tracy High School in 1952. Lola had intentions of going to Beauty College, but her Mother was diagnosed with cancer which resulted in a leg amputation, and Lola was needed to help her mother on the farm. Lola married Robert (Bob) James Cooreman on August 24, 1954, at Tracy Lutheran Church, Tracy, Minnesota. They were married for 25 years and Lola was a hard-working, devoted farmer’s wife and mother to five children. While Robert and Lola were living on The O.C. Buckingham Farm near Walnut Grove and the farm site North of Tracy Lola had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens. Her vegetable gardens were quite large and Lola canned and froze vegetables always for her family. While her children were growing up Lola helped them with 4-H projects, every Saturday night was bath time for five children and Sunday School Lessons were then done after bath, and faithfully took her five children to Sunday Service and Sunday School. Lola became a self-taught seamstress and made many beautiful, unique outfits for Rhonda during her high school years. Lola loved the sport of wrestling beginning with her sons Keith, Kevin, Kent, and Kendal all wrestling in high school, and continued to enjoy her grandsons Chad, Cole, and Erik’s wrestling careers. Grandma made trips to Willmar for dance and sporting events of Grandson Christopher and Grand-daughter Caitlin. Many car trips were made to Grand-daughter Carly’s dance recitals and competitions with Grand-daughter Chelsea as her travel companion and conversation partner. And Grandma enjoyed her shopping trips with Grand-daughter Chantalle and visits from Grandson Preston. The love of Lola’s life and focus was always her children and grand-children and she traveled to all of their various special events as long as she was able.
Lola worked as an evening waitress at The Mediterraneon Club in Tracy, Minnesota, and also was the Director of The Tracy Senior Dining from May of 1988 until January of 2007, when Lola retired. Lola was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary and a life-time member of Tracy Lutheran Church, and in her later years listened to church service on the radio every Sunday. Lola loved to dance at weddings and in her youth at various youth ballrooms and danced until her health did not allow and would make sure to watch Old Time Polka every week.
Lola lived in her home in Tracy until November of 2014 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer and metastasized bone cancer. Lola underwent surgery to stabilize her leg from the bone cancer on December 23, 2014, and entered Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care on January 7, 2015. Lola passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care in Marshall, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 80 years, 6 months, 15 days.
Lola is survived by her children, Keith (and Sue) Cooreman, Rhonda Cooreman Bosacker, Kent Cooreman (special friend Lynn Magnuson), Kendal (and Pamela) Cooreman; Grandchildren Christopher (Catie) and Caitlin Cooreman, Carly and Preston Bosacker, Chelsea (Austin Skoblik), Chad (Asha), Erik Cooreman, Cole (Jenny) and Chantalle Cooreman, Great-Grandchildren Zachary, Mataya, Masen, Courtney, Kaysen Harms (Step-Grandchild) and Drake Cooreman, Brother Vernon Peterson, Wendell, Minnesota, and many, many family and friends.
Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Ole K. and Gelena Peterson, ex-husband Robert James Cooreman, son Kevin James Cooreman, Sisters Blanche Ehleringer and Gladys Kasa, Brothers Omer, Harvey, Maynard, Dennis, Victor Peterson. Deceased infant sisters Hildur and Darlene.
You will forever and always be with us in our hearts and memories until we all meet again! Love you always and forever…….
Lola V. Cooreman, age 80 of Tracy, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Prairie Home Hospice House in Marshall. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Tracy Lutheran Church in Tracy. Interment will be in the Tracy City Cemetery.
Lola Vernell (Peterson) Cooreman was born August 13, 1934 to Ole K. and Gelena Ragna (Kleven) Peterson in Currie, Minnesota. The family moved to the Sweetman Farm on Lake Shetek, and then lived on the Peterson Farm at Garvin Corner, Minnesota from 1944 to 1954.
Lola graduated from Tracy High School in 1952. Lola had intentions of going to Beauty College, but her Mother was diagnosed with cancer which resulted in a leg amputation, and Lola was needed to help her mother on the farm. Lola married Robert (Bob) James Cooreman on August 24, 1954, at Tracy Lutheran Church, Tracy, Minnesota. They were married for 25 years and Lola was a hard-working, devoted farmer’s wife and mother to five children. While Robert and Lola were living on The O.C. Buckingham Farm near Walnut Grove and the farm site North of Tracy Lola had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens. Her vegetable gardens were quite large and Lola canned and froze vegetables always for her family. While her children were growing up Lola helped them with 4-H projects, every Saturday night was bath time for five children and Sunday School Lessons were then done after bath, and faithfully took her five children to Sunday Service and Sunday School. Lola became a self-taught seamstress and made many beautiful, unique outfits for Rhonda during her high school years. Lola loved the sport of wrestling beginning with her sons Keith, Kevin, Kent, and Kendal all wrestling in high school, and continued to enjoy her grandsons Chad, Cole, and Erik’s wrestling careers. Grandma made trips to Willmar for dance and sporting events of Grandson Christopher and Grand-daughter Caitlin. Many car trips were made to Grand-daughter Carly’s dance recitals and competitions with Grand-daughter Chelsea as her travel companion and conversation partner. And Grandma enjoyed her shopping trips with Grand-daughter Chantalle and visits from Grandson Preston. The love of Lola’s life and focus was always her children and grand-children and she traveled to all of their various special events as long as she was able.
Lola worked as an evening waitress at The Mediterraneon Club in Tracy, Minnesota, and also was the Director of The Tracy Senior Dining from May of 1988 until January of 2007, when Lola retired. Lola was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary and a life-time member of Tracy Lutheran Church, and in her later years listened to church service on the radio every Sunday. Lola loved to dance at weddings and in her youth at various youth ballrooms and danced until her health did not allow and would make sure to watch Old Time Polka every week.
Lola lived in her home in Tracy until November of 2014 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer and metastasized bone cancer. Lola underwent surgery to stabilize her leg from the bone cancer on December 23, 2014, and entered Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care on January 7, 2015. Lola passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care in Marshall, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 80 years, 6 months, 15 days.
Lola is survived by her children, Keith (and Sue) Cooreman, Rhonda Cooreman Bosacker, Kent Cooreman (special friend Lynn Magnuson), Kendal (and Pamela) Cooreman; Grandchildren Christopher (Catie) and Caitlin Cooreman, Carly and Preston Bosacker, Chelsea (Austin Skoblik), Chad (Asha), Erik Cooreman, Cole (Jenny) and Chantalle Cooreman, Great-Grandchildren Zachary, Mataya, Masen, Courtney, Kaysen Harms (Step-Grandchild) and Drake Cooreman, Brother Vernon Peterson, Wendell, Minnesota, and many, many family and friends.
Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Ole K. and Gelena Peterson, ex-husband Robert James Cooreman, son Kevin James Cooreman, Sisters Blanche Ehleringer and Gladys Kasa, Brothers Omer, Harvey, Maynard, Dennis, Victor Peterson. Deceased infant sisters Hildur and Darlene.
You will forever and always be with us in our hearts and memories until we all meet again! Love you always and forever…….
Lola Vernell (Peterson) Cooreman was born August 13, 1934 to Ole K. and Gelena Ragna (Kleven) Peterson in Currie, Minnesota. The family moved to the Sweetman Farm on Lake Shetek, and then lived on the Peterson Farm at Garvin Corner, Minnesota from 1944 to 1954.
Lola graduated from Tracy High School in 1952. Lola had intentions of going to Beauty College, but her Mother was diagnosed with cancer which resulted in a leg amputation, and Lola was needed to help her mother on the farm. Lola married Robert (Bob) James Cooreman on August 24, 1954, at Tracy Lutheran Church, Tracy, Minnesota. They were married for 25 years and Lola was a hard-working, devoted farmer’s wife and mother to five children. While Robert and Lola were living on The O.C. Buckingham Farm near Walnut Grove and the farm site North of Tracy Lola had beautiful flower and vegetable gardens. Her vegetable gardens were quite large and Lola canned and froze vegetables always for her family. While her children were growing up Lola helped them with 4-H projects, every Saturday night was bath time for five children and Sunday School Lessons were then done after bath, and faithfully took her five children to Sunday Service and Sunday School. Lola became a self-taught seamstress and made many beautiful, unique outfits for Rhonda during her high school years. Lola loved the sport of wrestling beginning with her sons Keith, Kevin, Kent, and Kendal all wrestling in high school, and continued to enjoy her grandsons Chad, Cole, and Erik’s wrestling careers. Grandma made trips to Willmar for dance and sporting events of Grandson Christopher and Grand-daughter Caitlin. Many car trips were made to Grand-daughter Carly’s dance recitals and competitions with Grand-daughter Chelsea as her travel companion and conversation partner. And Grandma enjoyed her shopping trips with Grand-daughter Chantalle and visits from Grandson Preston. The love of Lola’s life and focus was always her children and grand-children and she traveled to all of their various special events as long as she was able.
Lola worked as an evening waitress at The Mediterraneon Club in Tracy, Minnesota, and also was the Director of The Tracy Senior Dining from May of 1988 until January of 2007, when Lola retired. Lola was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary and a life-time member of Tracy Lutheran Church, and in her later years listened to church service on the radio every Sunday. Lola loved to dance at weddings and in her youth at various youth ballrooms and danced until her health did not allow and would make sure to watch Old Time Polka every week.
Lola lived in her home in Tracy until November of 2014 when she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung cancer and metastasized bone cancer. Lola underwent surgery to stabilize her leg from the bone cancer on December 23, 2014, and entered Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care on January 7, 2015. Lola passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at Prairie Home Hospice and Community Care in Marshall, Minnesota, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 80 years, 6 months, 15 days.
Lola is survived by her children, Keith (and Sue) Cooreman, Rhonda Cooreman Bosacker, Kent Cooreman (special friend Lynn Magnuson), Kendal (and Pamela) Cooreman; Grandchildren Christopher (Catie) and Caitlin Cooreman, Carly and Preston Bosacker, Chelsea (Austin Skoblik), Chad (Asha), Erik Cooreman, Cole (Jenny) and Chantalle Cooreman, Great-Grandchildren Zachary, Mataya, Masen, Courtney, Kaysen Harms (Step-Grandchild) and Drake Cooreman, Brother Vernon Peterson, Wendell, Minnesota, and many, many family and friends.
Lola was preceded in death by her parents, Ole K. and Gelena Peterson, ex-husband Robert James Cooreman, son Kevin James Cooreman, Sisters Blanche Ehleringer and Gladys Kasa, Brothers Omer, Harvey, Maynard, Dennis, Victor Peterson. Deceased infant sisters Hildur and Darlene.
You will forever and always be with us in our hearts and memories until we all meet again! Love you always and forever…….
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