Lavina A. Uleman

Lavina A. Uleman, 88, of St. Paul, died Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the Heritage Living Center in St. Paul. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church in St. Paul. The Rev. Thomas Clark will officiate. Burial will be in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul. Visitation will be Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the church. Peters Funeral Home of St. Paul is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Uleman was born on Aug. 16, 1921, on the family farm north of Boelus, the daughter of Richard C. and Edith A. (Moog) Lemburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest A. “Frosty” Uleman on May 15, 2007. She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Nancy and Ned Meier of Grand Island and Linda and Vic Tibbetts of Palmer; and one sister, Arlene Caspersen of Grand Island. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and spouses, Monty and Jamie Mamot, Daron and Tammy Mamot, Susanne and Tony Guyette, Dayla and Jon Sack, Jacy and Jim Gowlovech, Troy and Danielle Tibbetts and Chad and Maria Tibbetts; 18 great-grandchildren; two step- grandchildren and spouses, Pam and Kirk Stingley and Brian and Nancy Meier; and four step-great-grandchildren. Lavina was baptized in her parents home and was later confirmed at the Dry Creek Lutheran Church. She grew up on the family farm and attended rural school in the Boelus area. She then moved to Omaha to work and met her husband on a blind date on March 21, 1942. They were married on May 23, 1942, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Dannebrog. The couple first lived in Omaha and Kearney for a short while before moving to St. Paul, where they raised their two daughters, Nancy and Linda. Lavina worked at the Howard County Community Hospital in St. Paul for a number of years. The couple moved to Matelyn Retirement Community in St. Paul in 2006. After Frosty’s death she continued to live at Matelyn until 2 weeks ago. She was a charter member of Christ Lutheran Church. Lavina was a great cook and enjoyed gardening, flowers, crocheting, puzzles, reading, casino trips and attending the horse races. She loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly and looked forward to their visits. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Larry Mamot; one sister, Leona Balderson; and three brothers, Gilbert, Dale and Alvin Lemburg. Memorials are suggested to the family’s choice.