Karolyn Jane Flatrud
Karolyn Jane Flatrud, 82, Thompson passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2022 at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City. A funeral service for Karolyn will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Dec. 30, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Thompson with Elizabeth Carr, pastoral intern, officiating. Visitation for Karolyn will be from 9:00 to 11:00 at the church on Friday. Burial will take place at a later date in Rose Hill Cemetery in Thompson.
Karolyn Jane (Mathews) Flatrud was born Jan. 1, 1940 in rural Leland, the daughter of Martel and Agnes (Charlson) Mathews. She was baptized and confirmed at Winnebago Lutheran Church, and graduated from Lake Mills High School with the Class of 1957.
On Nov. 28, 1959, Karolyn was united in marriage with Roger Flatrud at Winnebago Lutheran Church, and the couple was blessed with two children: Mark and Joan. They made their home in Thompson, where Karolyn was the friendly face at the Thompson Post Office for 30 years.
Karolyn enjoyed taking trips to the casino with her best friend Sharon, caring for her grandpuppies, Duke, Stella and Maggie, and she will be remembered for making the best chocolate chip cookies.
Her survivors include her son Mark Flatrud, Thompson; daughter, Joan (Scott) Flugum, Lake Mills; four grandchildren: Marisa Koppen, Brad Koppen, Brandon Flugum (fiancée Angela Strait), and Lucas (Jennifer) Flugum; nine great-grandchildren: Londyn and Toryn Bell, Cooper and Lance Koppen, McKenzie Flugum, Brielle and Jaelynn Fox, and Cruz and Kingston Flugum; a brother Ronnie (Carol) Mathews, Leland; a sister, Verlaine Swingen, Britt; brothers- and sisters-in-law: Skip and Diana Gallagher, Palatine, Ill.; Dick and Marilyn Houck, Plymouth, Minn.; and Betty Daher, Crystal, Minn.; as well as many extended relatives and a host of friends.
Karolyn is preceded in death by her parents, Martel and Agnes Mathews; husband, Roger Flatrud; mother-in-law, Edna Seim; a brother, Arlo Mathews; and two brothers-in-law, Gussie Swingen and Thomas Daher.
