Gilma T. Bothum, 90, Austin
Published 10:36 am Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Gilma T. Bothum, 90, of Austin, Minn., died Saturday, May 4, 2013, at St. John’s Lutheran Home, Albert Lea, Minn.
Gilma Bothum
Gilma Teone was born on June 12, 1922, in Worth County, Iowa, near Northwood, the daughter of Knut and Olga (Olson) Haugen. She was baptized in 1922 and confirmed in 1937 at Elk Creek Lutheran Church rural Kensett, Iowa, by the Rev. Thor Sigmond. She attended and received her education in the Brookfield township school system in rural Northwood. After she finished school, she stayed home and helped with the work on the family farm and cared for her grandma until her death.
Gilma married Abel Sanden on Nov. 22, 1945. The couple had one son, Gary Allan Sanden. Abel died on Nov. 1, 1957. She then married Charles Chrz on Sept. 27, 1960. Charles died April 19, 1972. Gilma then married Lester Bothum on Aug. 25, 1973, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They lived on his family farm in Oakland Township until they moved to Austin in 1989. Lester died on Dec. 29, 1992.
Gilma was interested in baking, crocheting and crafts. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and going out for lunch.
She was a former member of the Bristal Lutheran Church and Oakland Lutheran Church and was currently a member of Trondhjem Lutheran Church.
Gilma was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, grandson, granddaughter, daughter-in-law, brother Kenneth, sisters Elaine, Talora and Carol.
She is survived by her son Gary Sanden, Oakland, Minn.; and his fiancé Elaine Ramos, Albert Lea; step daughter, Lori (Matt) Quinn, Los Angeles, Calif.; grandson, Devin Sanden, Austin; eight step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; sister: Phyllis Bruhn, St. Bonifacius, MN; sisters-in-law: Betty Granholt, Albert Lea and Lila (Kendall) Johnson, Albert Lea; brother-in-law: Stanley Thurlow, Wakefield, Kan.; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9 at Hayward Lutheran Church with the Rev. Katie Fick officiating. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery, Oakland. Visitation will be at the church for one hour before the service. Clasen-Jordan Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be designated to Trondhjem Lutheran Church or Hillcrest Cemetery, Oakland.