OBITUARY: Mabel Brackey, Worth County, Iowa

Mabel Brackey (77) died January 5, 1979 at Naeve Hospital, Albert Lea,
MN.  She was born August 26, 1901 in Freborn Co., MN to Knut and Marie
Leegaard.

She married John Benson in 1920.  He died in 1922 and she married Alf
Brackey in 1924.  He died in 1956.  She worked at Cool Spring Canning
Co. and Maid Rite Cafe many years.

She is survived by five sons, John Benson and Judien Benson, Lake Mills;
Arlan Brackey, Albert Lea; Claire and Vernon, Lake Mills; 24 grandchildren;
15 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Esther Nelson, Lake Mills and Lena
Anderson, Albert Lea; thre brothers, Lawrence Leegaard, Northwood;
Melvin Leegaard, St. Cloud, MN and James Leegaard, Albert Lea.  The
funeral was held at Salem, with Rev. DuWayne Dalen officiating and
burial in Silver Lake Cemetery.




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