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Sylvia Tonsager

August 18, 1930 — December 16, 2004

Funeral services for Sylvia Mary Tonsager, age 74, of Perham, MN, will be Tuesday, December 21, 2004, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dent, MN, beginning at 11:00 a.m., with Reverend Larry Schmidt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation at Schoeneberger Funeral Home, Perham, is from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, December 20, 2004, as well as one hour prior to the funeral at the church. Sylvia died at St. Mary's Regional Health Center, Detroit Lakes, MN, Thursday, December 16, 2004.



Sylvia was born August 18, 1930, in Doran, MN, to Fred and Ruth (Wahl) Arneson. She was united in marriage to Hilmer Tonsager on April 14, 1951, in Milbank, SD. Sylvia loved to cook, bake and garden. Old country music, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams along with playing guitar and singing were also things Sylvia enjoyed doing. She took special delight in watching the chickadees and bluebirds and spending time with her dogs and cats.



Surviving Sylvia is her husband, Hilmer, currently of Frazee, MN; two sons, Thomas (Cindy), of Goodhue, MN, and Timothy (Rebecca), of Vallejo, CA; two daughters, Teresa (Mark) Klegin, of Vergas, MN and Tonia Tonsager, of Perham, MN; seven grandchildren, Scott, Tina, Terry (Abby) and Christopher Tonsager and Erin, Danny and Matt Klegin; four step-grandchildren, Karla Cummings, Mike Altman, Mathew and Kaiyla Duyanos; two step-great-grandchildren, Bryton and Emilie Cummings and three sisters, Mrs. Maxine Herness, of Dalton, MN, Betty Ann (James) Spanswick, of Ottertail, MN, and Muriel (Larry) Tonsager, of Wilsonville, OR as well as numerous nephews and nieces.



Preceding Sylvia in death were her parents; sister, Lillian Burhans and two brothers, Fred, Jr. "Fritz" and Orville "Orrie".



Schoeneberger Funeral Home, Perham, MN, is in charge of the arrangements. (218) 346-5175



Online tributes may be posted at www.schoenebergerfuneralhome.com




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