Hazel Geraldine Lindborg

Hazel Geraldine Lindborg, age 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior June 18th, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM on Friday, June27, 2014 at Grace Covenant Church in Little Falls. Rev. Steven Anderson will officiate and burial will be in Darling Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 12 noon to 2 PM on Friday at the church. Hazel Geraldine Lindborg was born January 6, 1926 to Monnie and Ethel (Johnson) Nelson at their farm east of Randall, Minnesota. She attended country grade school in Darling Township, and graduated from Little Falls High School in 1937 with honors as a member of the National Honor Society. After graduation she worked at the Morrison County Court House as Recorder. Later Hazel was employed by the Little Falls Medical Clinic as bookkeeper, transcriber (stenographer) and receptionist. On December 29th, 1945, Hazel married Robert Arthur Lindborg at the Darling Lutheran Church in Darling township. They enjoyed 65 years of marriage. She was an active partner with her husband Robert on their registered Holstein dairy farm in Morrison County supporting him in all aspects of farming. This also gave her the opportunity to use her bookkeeping skills which brought her a great sense of accomplishment. She was also an active 4-H leader, and a a fifty year charter member of the Rural Youth group. After they were married, Hazel and Robert attended the Swedish Mission Covenant Church located two miles from their farm. Later she and her husband became members of First Baptist Church in Little Falls. Hazel served the church in various roles through the decades: member of the church choir, the Women’s Ensemble, various singing groups and soloist; children’s Sunday School teacher, music leader and piano accompanist. She also served as president of a women’s Missions group. Most recently she attended Grace Covenant Church and its Seniors’ Group. She and her husband traveled extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Mexico and Japan, visiting friends and relatives. She also enjoyed hosting friends and relatives who came from the U.S. and abroad to visit the farm. She devoted her life to her family and found great joy in her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by son, Robert Lindborg of Little Falls; daughter, Shirley (Gordon) Hove of St. Cloud; granddaughter, Krista (Steven) Windingland of Lewisville, Texas; grandson, Erik (Katherine) Hove of Chicago, Illinois; great grandsons, Wesley and Micah Windingland; great granddaughter, Emera Hove; sister, Juliette Mohr of California; and several nieces and nephews.She was preceded in death by her parents, Monnie and Ethel Nelson; husband, Robert Lindborg (2011), brother, Dale Nelson (2014) of Randall, Minnesota.

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Hazel Geraldine Lindborg

January 6, 1926 - June 18, 2014