Maurine Valfred Frydenlund

May 27, 1927 - September 12, 2016

Maurine Valfred Frydenlund, age 89, of Spring Grove passed away Sept. 12, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, in La Crosse, WI She was born May 27, 1927 to Anders Luther and Bergie Agatha (Hulegaard) Bendickson at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin, MN. She was a graduate of Austin High School and Austin Community College in Austin, Mn. On Dec. 18, 1948 she married Harold Frydenlund at Oakland Lutheran Church in Oakland, MN. The couple lived in Hayward, Mn before moving to Spring Grove in 1958. Maurine worked for Alan Burtness Insurance Agency as a tax preparation secretary, and also at the Spring Grove Veterinary Clinic as a secretary and bookkeeper. She was a very active member of Trinity Lutheran Church and its women’s groups, she especially enjoyed Love Day quilting. She extended her quilting passion to her children , grandchildren and great-grandchildren, making them beautiful handmade quilts to keep them warm. Maurine was a member of the Spring Grove School Board, and the American Legion Auxiliary, where she had served as their treasurer. Survivors include her children Carol (Mike) Knobbe of Omaha, NE, Paul (Bev) Frydenlund of Hayfield, MN, Alan (Amy) Frydenlund and Eric Frydenlund of Spring Grove. Grandchildren; Liz and Katie Knobbe, Kristy (Tom) Singfiel, Andrew (Chandra) Frydenlund, Lisa (Jake) Averbeck, Colleen (Jeremy) DeYoung, and Anna and Alison Frydenlund. Two great-granddaughters; Kailee and Abigail. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Harold and her brother Sherman.