I will always remember my Grandma Karius and am glad for the many years I was blessed to have known her. She was a wonderful woman and will be missed.

OBITUARY
Agnes A. Karius, age 76, of Miltona, formerly of Brooklyn Center, died Saturday, April 24, 2010, at her home.

Memorial services will be held 11 a.m., Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona with Rev. Kari van Wakeren officiating. Music will be provided by organist, Kevin Lee and vocalist, Jim Dahl. Burial will take place at Marshall Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Lind Family Funeral Home in Miltona and continue one hour prior to the service at the church.

Arrangements are by Lind Family Funeral & Cremation Service with chapels in Miltona and Parkers Prairie, www.lindfamilfh.com.

Agnes Aileen Nielsen was born May 11, 1933, to Raymond and Mildred (Steffes) Nielsen on the family farm in Lakeville, Minnesota. She graduated from Marshall High School in 1951. She met and was united in marriage to Robert Whittet in 1952. She worked as a car hop in Marshall, nurses aide in Granite Falls and at Warner Manufacturing in Sacred Heart. In 1968, they moved to the cities where she worked at Univac/Sperry/Unisys. She was united in marriage to Kenneth Karius at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneapolis in 1979. Following their marriage they lived in Brooklyn Center before moving to their home on Lake Miltona in August of 1994. She continued working at Univac/Sperry/Unisys by commuting until she retired in December of 1994. She worked for a short time at a laundry mat and Pete’s County Market in Alexandria until her health problems started in 1997. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Miltona where she was very active. She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, sewing, quilting, flower gardening and making decorative eggs. She and her husband, Ken enjoyed traveling throughout the United States visiting family and friends. She loved spending time with family and friends and will be dearly missed by those that loved her.

Agnes is survived by her husband, Kenneth; two sons, Steven (Lois) Whittet of Cedar, Minnesota and Bradley (Diane) Whittet of Las Vegas, Nevada; two daughters, Cheryl (David) Anderson and Gail Whittet both of Cedar, Minnesota; two step-sons, Dennis (Jan) Karius of Chaska and Larry Karius of Sandstone; a brother, Lawrence (Bethe) Nielsen of Farmington; a sister, Evelyn (Leon) Dawson of Placentia, California; 15 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; along with several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents and grandson, Jordan Whittet.