On Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, Adelon May Axt, age 92, of Walker, Minn., received her angel wings. She passed peacefully after a courageous battle with a rare form of bone marrow cancer.
A native of Cohasset, Minnesota along the Mississippi River which was her playground and a daughter to the late Matelon and Ella Olds;
also preceded in death by her husbands: Kenneth Cress, William Axt and Jim Iverson; her infant son, William Roger Axt;
her four siblings, Roger (Bessie) Olds, Sheldon Olds, Madelon (Jack) Whitley and Elna (Glen) Carter.
She leaves behind her loving companion, Wil Holtzman;
seven children -
Joe (Sandee) Cress,
Pamela (Roger) Axt,
Kathleen (Michael) Kane,
John Axt,
Jaime (Emily) Axt,
Jeffrey (Bobbie) Axt
Janelle Axt;
17 grandchildren -
Bonnie Kress, Kris Marie Hell, Karla Carmody, Kathy Francis Cress, Adelle (Lyle) Mortenson, Michelle Randolph, Penny (Dan) Parson, Kevin (Lauri) Johnson, Bill (Amanda) Johnson, Gage Hunter, Bradley Harmer, Christina Harmer, Amy (Pat) Frits, Jonathon Axt, Justin Grenier, Christian Grenier and Caleigh Grenier;
20 great-grandchildren;
20 great-great-grandchildren.
by many beloved nieces and nephews.
She adored her childhood years in this quiet sleepy town and wrote a book about some of those experiences and had it published in her late 80s.
Mischievous, fun loving and a consummate prankster for most of her life, she sure enjoyed a good laugh.
She was adventurous and took on many hobbies and excelled in all of them from painting, drawing, sewing (known for her famous Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and sock monkeys), quilting, and executing a perfect recipe.
She was an avid book reader and taught her children the joy of reading a good book and where it could take you.
An accomplished poetry writer, she won many awards in several categories throughout the years.
A caring, gentle women she found working as a nursing assistant very rewarding.
She loved to travel and especially enjoyed Hawaii and the Island of Roatán and has pictures to prove it.
One thing she never forgot was a birthday. She never failed to send out a card for that special birthday and the outer envelope would be encased in stickers of all kinds!
She was a member of the American Legion Post 134 and supported many veteran organizations.
A Celebration of Life will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Cohasset Community Center and a private burial at Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Minn.
A native of Cohasset, Minnesota along the Mississippi River which was her playground and a daughter to the late Matelon and Ella Olds;
also preceded in death by her husbands: Kenneth Cress, William Axt and Jim Iverson; her infant son, William Roger Axt;
her four siblings, Roger (Bessie) Olds, Sheldon Olds, Madelon (Jack) Whitley and Elna (Glen) Carter.
She leaves behind her loving companion, Wil Holtzman;
seven children -
Joe (Sandee) Cress,
Pamela (Roger) Axt,
Kathleen (Michael) Kane,
John Axt,
Jaime (Emily) Axt,
Jeffrey (Bobbie) Axt
Janelle Axt;
17 grandchildren -
Bonnie Kress, Kris Marie Hell, Karla Carmody, Kathy Francis Cress, Adelle (Lyle) Mortenson, Michelle Randolph, Penny (Dan) Parson, Kevin (Lauri) Johnson, Bill (Amanda) Johnson, Gage Hunter, Bradley Harmer, Christina Harmer, Amy (Pat) Frits, Jonathon Axt, Justin Grenier, Christian Grenier and Caleigh Grenier;
20 great-grandchildren;
20 great-great-grandchildren.
by many beloved nieces and nephews.
She adored her childhood years in this quiet sleepy town and wrote a book about some of those experiences and had it published in her late 80s.
Mischievous, fun loving and a consummate prankster for most of her life, she sure enjoyed a good laugh.
She was adventurous and took on many hobbies and excelled in all of them from painting, drawing, sewing (known for her famous Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and sock monkeys), quilting, and executing a perfect recipe.
She was an avid book reader and taught her children the joy of reading a good book and where it could take you.
An accomplished poetry writer, she won many awards in several categories throughout the years.
A caring, gentle women she found working as a nursing assistant very rewarding.
She loved to travel and especially enjoyed Hawaii and the Island of Roatán and has pictures to prove it.
One thing she never forgot was a birthday. She never failed to send out a card for that special birthday and the outer envelope would be encased in stickers of all kinds!
She was a member of the American Legion Post 134 and supported many veteran organizations.
A Celebration of Life will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Cohasset Community Center and a private burial at Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Minn.
On Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, Adelon May Axt, age 92, of Walker, Minn., received her angel wings. She passed peacefully after a courageous battle with a rare form of bone marrow cancer.
A native of Cohasset, Minnesota along the Mississippi River which was her playground and a daughter to the late Matelon and Ella Olds;
also preceded in death by her husbands: Kenneth Cress, William Axt and Jim Iverson; her infant son, William Roger Axt;
her four siblings, Roger (Bessie) Olds, Sheldon Olds, Madelon (Jack) Whitley and Elna (Glen) Carter.
She leaves behind her loving companion, Wil Holtzman;
seven children -
Joe (Sandee) Cress,
Pamela (Roger) Axt,
Kathleen (Michael) Kane,
John Axt,
Jaime (Emily) Axt,
Jeffrey (Bobbie) Axt
Janelle Axt;
17 grandchildren -
Bonnie Kress, Kris Marie Hell, Karla Carmody, Kathy Francis Cress, Adelle (Lyle) Mortenson, Michelle Randolph, Penny (Dan) Parson, Kevin (Lauri) Johnson, Bill (Amanda) Johnson, Gage Hunter, Bradley Harmer, Christina Harmer, Amy (Pat) Frits, Jonathon Axt, Justin Grenier, Christian Grenier and Caleigh Grenier;
20 great-grandchildren;
20 great-great-grandchildren.
by many beloved nieces and nephews.
She adored her childhood years in this quiet sleepy town and wrote a book about some of those experiences and had it published in her late 80s.
Mischievous, fun loving and a consummate prankster for most of her life, she sure enjoyed a good laugh.
She was adventurous and took on many hobbies and excelled in all of them from painting, drawing, sewing (known for her famous Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and sock monkeys), quilting, and executing a perfect recipe.
She was an avid book reader and taught her children the joy of reading a good book and where it could take you.
An accomplished poetry writer, she won many awards in several categories throughout the years.
A caring, gentle women she found working as a nursing assistant very rewarding.
She loved to travel and especially enjoyed Hawaii and the Island of Roatán and has pictures to prove it.
One thing she never forgot was a birthday. She never failed to send out a card for that special birthday and the outer envelope would be encased in stickers of all kinds!
She was a member of the American Legion Post 134 and supported many veteran organizations.
A Celebration of Life will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Cohasset Community Center and a private burial at Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Minn.
A native of Cohasset, Minnesota along the Mississippi River which was her playground and a daughter to the late Matelon and Ella Olds;
also preceded in death by her husbands: Kenneth Cress, William Axt and Jim Iverson; her infant son, William Roger Axt;
her four siblings, Roger (Bessie) Olds, Sheldon Olds, Madelon (Jack) Whitley and Elna (Glen) Carter.
She leaves behind her loving companion, Wil Holtzman;
seven children -
Joe (Sandee) Cress,
Pamela (Roger) Axt,
Kathleen (Michael) Kane,
John Axt,
Jaime (Emily) Axt,
Jeffrey (Bobbie) Axt
Janelle Axt;
17 grandchildren -
Bonnie Kress, Kris Marie Hell, Karla Carmody, Kathy Francis Cress, Adelle (Lyle) Mortenson, Michelle Randolph, Penny (Dan) Parson, Kevin (Lauri) Johnson, Bill (Amanda) Johnson, Gage Hunter, Bradley Harmer, Christina Harmer, Amy (Pat) Frits, Jonathon Axt, Justin Grenier, Christian Grenier and Caleigh Grenier;
20 great-grandchildren;
20 great-great-grandchildren.
by many beloved nieces and nephews.
She adored her childhood years in this quiet sleepy town and wrote a book about some of those experiences and had it published in her late 80s.
Mischievous, fun loving and a consummate prankster for most of her life, she sure enjoyed a good laugh.
She was adventurous and took on many hobbies and excelled in all of them from painting, drawing, sewing (known for her famous Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls and sock monkeys), quilting, and executing a perfect recipe.
She was an avid book reader and taught her children the joy of reading a good book and where it could take you.
An accomplished poetry writer, she won many awards in several categories throughout the years.
A caring, gentle women she found working as a nursing assistant very rewarding.
She loved to travel and especially enjoyed Hawaii and the Island of Roatán and has pictures to prove it.
One thing she never forgot was a birthday. She never failed to send out a card for that special birthday and the outer envelope would be encased in stickers of all kinds!
She was a member of the American Legion Post 134 and supported many veteran organizations.
A Celebration of Life will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, at the Cohasset Community Center and a private burial at Forest Hill Cemetery, International Falls, Minn.
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