Ione
Isherwood, 83
Thief
River Falls - Ione Isherwood, 83, died February
5, 2002 at the CNC Unit of Northwest Medical Center
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 
10:30
a.m. on Friday, February 8, 2002 at Re-deemer
Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls with Rev.
Galen Sylvester officiating. Marilyn Davidson
served as the pianist, and Greg Dally was the
soloist. Casketbearers were Jack Bloomquist, Tim
Bloomquist, Jon Bloomquist and Elroy Frank. Ione's
grandchildren, Michael and Timothy Parker, Stacy
Sullivan and Jennifer Stinson, served as honorary
casketbearers. Interment was in Sebeka West
Cemetery in Sebeka with Rev. Mark Manning
officiating graveside. Green Funeral Home of Thief
River Falls was in charge of the
arrangements.
Ione
Marilynn June Ahlin was born on June 18, 1918 in
Sebeka, the daughter of Arthur and Ruth (Backlund)
Ahlin. She attended school in Sebeka, graduating
from Sebeka High School in 1932. While she was a
telephone operator in Sebeka, most of Ione's life
revolved around the newspaper business as she
worked as bookkeeper and right hand person for her
husband, Mark "Pete" Isherwood, during the years
they published the Sebeka Review, a family
business established in 1905. She later became the
women's editor of the Lake Region Press in
Alexandria where she was employed until her
retirement.
In
Sebeka and Alexandria, Ione was active in many
civic and church groups, including holding the
office of president of the Sebeka American Legion
Auxiliary and Trinity Lutheran Women's Auxiliary.
She was also a member of Eastern Star and Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls.
She
enjoyed spending time with her children,
grandchildren, friends and relatives and a variety
of creative endeavors, especially making
memorabilia boxes with her husband.
Ion
is survived by two daughters, Sandra K. (Mike)
Parker of Thief River Falls and Mary R. (John)
Stinson of New Hope; four grandchildren; a sister,
Joyce D'Amore in California; a brother, Dale Ahlin
in California; and other relatives.
She
was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years;
her parents; a brother, Bud Ahlin; and a grandson,
Mark Davidson. A00003B2002FB13
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