Lynn William Carlson
Feb. 12, 1921 – Sept. 3, 2020
Lynn William Carlson,
the son of Axel and Clara
(Erickson) Carlson was
born on February 12, 1921
in Rugby, North Dakota.
He died at the age of 99
years on Thursday, Sep-
tember 3, 2020 at the
Heart of America Care
Center in Rugby, North
Dakota.
Lynn grew up west of
Wolford, North Dakota on
the family farm and was
the youngest of six chil-
dren. He received his
education in a one room
schoolhouse 1§ miles
from his farm. He was
united in marriage to
Emma Schroeder on June
19, 1956. They made
their home on the family
farm, raising small grains,
Hereford cattle along with
hogs, chickens, and rais-
ing a large garden. They
sold their farm and moved
to Rugby in 1990. Emma
died in 1996. Lynn was
blessed to have a 2nd
wife, Elizabeth (Voeller)
Brossart and they were
married on November 7,
1998 at the Little Flower
Catholic Church in Rug-
by, where they made their
home.
Growing up Lynn’s fam-
ily got their first radio in
1926. When he was 9
years old, he was raking
hay with a team of horses
and by the age of 10, he
was harrowing with a
4-horse hitch. Lynn start-
ed flying lessons at age 18
for $2.00 per lesson,
joined a flying club and
received his pilot’s license
in 1940 at age 28. Lynn
also got struck by lightn-
ing while leading a horse.
He was very proud of his
John Deere tractor collec-
tion and donated 3 of
them to the Prairie Village
Museum in Rugby.
Lynn enjoyed being
with family, friends and
social events. He and El-
izabeth loved to go danc-
ing. He was a member of
the Ox Creek Lutheran
Church, Bethany Luth-
eran Church until they
closed and a member of
the Elks in Devils Lake.
Lynn and Elizabeth lived
their past few years at the
Heart of America Care
Center in Rugby. He was
a great role model for all
that knew him and he will
be greatly missed. Eliza-
beth died on September
10, 2019.
Lynn is survived by six
step-children, Lynda
(Scott) Humble of Ca-
valier, Randy (Cindy)
Brossart, Rugby, Ronnie
(Rita) Brossart of Leeds,
Debbie (Allan) Hoffart of
Rugby, Brenda Brossart of
Grand Forks and Brian
Brossart of Winona, MN;
grandchildren and great
grandchildren; nieces,
Doris Marsh and Donna
(Bob) Beemer, all of Port-
land, OR; great nieces,
Suzanne (Alan) Wolford
of Elko, MN, Roxanne
(Frank) Van Steenvoort of
York, Judy (Thomas)
Freund of Cando, Kris
(David) Kozak of Durango,
CO and Laura Scott of
Longmont, CO; a great
nephew, Michael (Julie)
Schinzer of Merritt Island,
FL; many grandchildren,
great grandchildren,
great-great grandchildren;
many great and great-great
nieces and nephews; oth-
er relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death
by his first wife, Emma
and second wife, Eliza-
beth; sisters, Corrine
Burke and Otillia Burke; a
brother, Casper; an infant
sister, Julia and a 7 year
old sister, Hetvig; a
nephew, Albie Burke and
a niece, Shirley Solberg.
The family of Lynn
Carlson would like to ex-
press our gratitude for
you many acts of kindness
and for your attendance at
the visitation and the fun-
eral service.
Funeral services were
held at 10:00 a.m. Thurs-
day, September 10th at
First Lutheran Church in
Rugby with burial in the
Persilla Watts Cemetery.
Pastor Sharon Baker, offi-
ciating.
Music By: Thomas
Freund, Cecilia Freund,
Eliza Freund
Organist/Pianist: Pam
Anderson
Reader: Rita Brossart Eulogist: Lonnie Ander-
son
Casket Bearers: Randy
Brossart – Ronnie Bros-
sart – Allan Hoffart –
Lonnie Anderson – Frank
Van Steenvoort – Thomas
Freund
Honorary Bearers: All
grandchildren, great
grandchildren, nieces,
great and great-great
Nieces and Nephews
Arrangements with the
Anderson Funeral Home
of Rugby. Online registry:
www.funeralsbyanderson
.com