Obituary for Sally J. Oftelie

Sally J. Oftelie, 83, Amana, formerly of Grand Rapids, Minnesota and Decorah Iowa died Saturday November 6, 2010 at Colonial Manor in Middle Amana after a long illness. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Walford. Rev. Mosher will officiate. Iowa Cremation is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Stanley, a daughter, Rebecca (Ralph) Lewis of Amana,; two sons, Richard (Linda) of Aurora, Minnesota, James (Sara) of Ames; and a brother, James (Fran) Erskine of Rosewood, California. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, Jessica, Bonnie Belle, Erin and Daniel Oftelie, Sarah (Brent) Morrison, Shana (Sheldon) Strimple and one great grandchild, Tristin Trey Strimple. She was preceded death by her parents, a brother, Richard and a sister Bonnie. Sally was born on January 3, 1927 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Bruce and Sarah Hasler Erskine. She married Stanley A. Oftelie on July 22, 1950 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Sally was a purchasing agent for Camcar Manufacturing in Decorah for over 20 years, retiring in 1996. She was a member of Eastern Star and Trinity Lutheran Church in Watford. She enjoyed working cross word puzzles, traveling to Texas for the winters and especially the time shared with her friends and beloved family. Memorial donations may be given to the Colonial Manor in Middle Amana in Sally’s name.