Oswald Rognes

March 28, 1922 – March 27, 2019

Oswald (Ozzie) Rognes, 96, Lake Mills, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2019, the day before his 97 birthday, at the Lake Mills Care Center. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, April 1, at Salem Lutheran Church, Lake Mills, with Pastor Joel L. Guttormson officiating.Memorial visitation will be from 3-5 p.m., Sunday, March 31, at Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, and again one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will take place at a later date.
Ozzie was born on the family farm near Scarville,  March 28, 1922, to Alfred and Jenette (Bye) Rognes. He was confirmed at Bethel Lutheran Brethren Church.
Ozzie grew up on the family farm with seven brothers and sisters. He attended country school and graduated from Joice High School. Ozzie was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart and love of his life, Muriel Petersburg, Feb. 26, 1943, at Beaver Creek Lutheran Church. To this union five children were born: Michael, Dennis, Linda, Becky, and Todd.
Ozzie loved farming and he took great pride in his farming operation.  Later in life, Ozzie built several homes in the Rice Lake area and continued to help his son with field work for many years.  Ozzie served on several community, church and business boards through the years including the Iowa Beef Producers Association, Lake Mills Community School, Rice Lake Golf and Country Club, Salem Lutheran Church, and Winnebago Mutual.  He was also a 4-H leader.
Ozzie and Muriel enjoyed spending time with their family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, playing cards, and loved spending their winters in Texas.  Ozzie was an avid golfer and was proud to say he recorded six “holes-in-one” during his life and shot his age several times.  Later in life, Ozzie enjoyed driving his John Deere 730 on local tractor rides.
Ozzie is survived by his wife of 76 years, Muriel Rognes, Lake Mills; sons: Michael (Jean) Rognes, Albert Lea, Minn.; Dennis (LuAnne) Rognes, Lake Mills; and  Todd (Susan) Rognes, Clear Lake; daughters: Linda (Maury) Hope, Ankeny; and Becky (Steve) Johnson, Albert Lea, Minn.; 10 grandchildren: Paul (Becky) Rognes, Elizabeth (Jason Johnson) Rognes, Kjersti Rognes, Charles (Jamie) Rognes, Matt (Laura Zaugg) Hope, Stephanie (Jeff) Summy, Scott Johnson, Ellie (Garret) Schumaker, Chandler Rognes, Reed Rognes; 12 great-grandchildren: Lindsey and Leah Rognes, Nelson and Ingrid Rognes-Johnson, Raelynn Rognes, Jackson, Grant, Cooper, Cal, and Henry Summy, Landon Johnson and Owen Schumaker; one brother, Ray (Loretta) Rognes, Tampa, Fla.; three sisters: June Bang, Oviedo, Fla.: Rosella Purcell, Amherst, Ohio; and Norma Barville, Batavia, Ill.; sister-in-law, Colleen Rogness, Lake Mills; and several nieces and nephews.                                                                      
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Mark Rognes; three brothers: Jerome Rognes, Byford Rogness, and Al Rognes, father-in-law and mother-in-law, Edwin and Mabel Petersburg; and other relatives and friends.

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