Ernestine Carlson

Ernestine Carlson KINGSFORD - Ernestine M. Carlson, 75, of 117 E. Sagola Kingsford, died Friday, May 26, 2006, at Manorcare Health Service in Kingsford. She was born Jan.19, 1931, in Iron Mountain, daughter of the late Ernest and Mabel (Johnson) Tomassoni. Ernestine has been a lifelong resident of this area and was a 1949 graduate of Iron Mountain High School. She married William "Bill" Carlson on Jan. 20, 1951 at First Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. Ernestine worked for Ford Motor Co., Cummins Diesel and Nelson Paint. She spent twenty one years in bookkeeping at Champion Inc. before retiring in 1990. Ernestine was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, the Martha Circle and a choir member for over 60 years. She was the first female church council member. Ernestine was also a member of Pine Grove Country Club. She enjoyed reading, music and singing in the choir. She loved traveling and had traveled all over the world. She was preceded in death by her sister Jeanette Patterson. She is survived by her husband, William "Bill"; her son, Dr. Thomas (Evelyn) Carlson of Antioch, Ill.; her daughter, Joy Carlson of Kingsford; her mother-in-law, Merle Carlson Nelson; brother-in-law, Richard Patterson Sr. of Iron Mountain; three grand daughters, Carissa of Kingsford, Katie of San Diego, Calif. and Colleen of Fresno, Calif.; two step-grand daughters, Andrea (Chad) Wolever of Battle Creek, lower Michigan and Samantha Sager of Okemos, lower Michigan and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to11 a.m. on Tuesday at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in Iron Mountain. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Rev. Steve Cowen will officiate. Pallbearers will be Jim Swanson, Warren Weber, Dr. Barry Johnson, Louis Cini, Don Pedo and Peter Tomassoni. Burial will be in Cemetery Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Spring Lake Humane Society or the Northwood's Humane Society in Iron River. Condolences may be expressed to the family of Ernestine Carlson online at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.

Ernestine Carlson

May 26, 1931 - May 26, 2006