Karl

   

     A good man, husband, father, and grandfather.  Karl's German/Swedish family was Lutheran for many generations.  He learned responsibility from a young age and continued to take charge of his own life.

     As a young teenager, he worked at a grocery store saving his money so he could go to college.   Although he was interested in sports, this job kept him from participating on school teams.  During his years at Indiana University, he worked on construction in the summers with his grandfather.  Unfortunately, he injured his hand on the job which disqualified him from military service.

     At college, he worked as a dishwasher to pay for the cost of his fraternity, where he enjoyed lots of parties with his college sweetheart.  They married after graduation, and in a few years had three daughters who went on to graduate from LSU.  He was so proud of his girls, and when they married, they gave him seven grandchildren.
     During his professional career, he was first in the corporate world then went into business for himself as an advisor to small businesses.  He learned to play golf which became his favorite pastime.  Every Sunday, he took his family to Lutheran Church.  His great-grandfather had been a Lutheran pastor.  We had many happy years together, and on our 55th Wedding Anniversary, July 20, he took his final breath.