Florence E. Porath

Florence E. Porath, age 95, of Albert City, Iowa died January 20, 2023 at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City. 

Funeral services will take place Monday, January 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Albert City. Burial will be in the Fairfield Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service at the CHURCH. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Albert City is in charge of the arrangements. 

Florence Emelia Carlson was born on August 31, 1927 to John and Alma (Blomberg) Carlson at their home on Walnut Lane Farm in rural Pocahontas County, Iowa. She was baptized in infancy and confirmed as a young adult in Our Savior’s Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Florence attended Marshal Number Nine rural school and Albert City Community School graduating in 1945.

Florence was united in marriage with Francis Porath on August 28, 1948. This union was blessed with four children – Douglas, Cynthia, Gregory, and Diane.

The family lived on their farm southeast of Albert City. After Francis died in 1987, she continued to live on the farm until 2011 when she moved to Countryside Living in Albert City.

Florence loved the quiet country life; all of nature, especially flowers and birds’ songs; the changing seasons; the friendliness of a small town; and her church.

She was a faithful member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, serving as a Sunday School teacher for many years, taught Vacation Bible School, was active in Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fellowship League, Group Bible Study and for several years Florence and Francis were Luther League counselors. She was a member of Just-A-Club, The Town and Country Federated Club, and Albert City Threshermen & Collectors Association.

Florence enjoyed her family and all the special ties they shared. Visiting her children and their families or having them come to visit her made for many happy memories. She enjoyed sewing, reading, writing poetry, baking, displaying her many “pretty dishes”, mowing the big yard, and scrapbooking.

Florence was preceded in death by her husband; son Greg; parents; sister Evelyn; brothers Delmar, Carl, and Roy; parents-in-law Alex and Alma Porath; sisters-in-law Florence Anderson, Helen Nesheim, and Verva Carlson; brothers-in-law Marlin Anderson and Bob Nesheim.

She is survived by her son Doug of Waverly, Iowa; daughters Cynthia (Gary) Lenhart of Daytona Beach, Florida and Diane (Neal) McIntosh of Mounds View, Minnesota; grandchildren Heath Porath, Jenny (Chad) Penner, Chris (Allison) Lenhart, Cody (Amanda) Lenhart, Callie (Shayne) Driscoll; great-grandchildren Jamison and Jaxon Porath, Sean, Ethan, and Colbe Penner, Noah and Annabelle Lenhart, and Micah and Jesse Lenhart; also cousin Ann (Roy) Chase, nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

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