Ronald Everson, 55, rural Austin, dies

AUSTIN -- Ronald E. Everson, 55, of rural Austin died Monday (Sept. 12, 1994) at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

He was born Feb. 28, 1939, in Lyle. He worked at Hormel Food Corp., later working as a truck driver.

He is survived by his ex-wife, Julie Everson; three sons, Leon of Preston, Ken of Albert Lea and Mark of Austin; two daughters, Lynn Everson-Berg of Los Angeles and Kim Foreman of Farmington, N.M.; seven grandchildren; his mother, Esther (Johnson) Everson of Lyle; two brothers, Richard of Austin and Philip of Lindstrom, Minn. He was preceded in death by his father.

The funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Lyle, with the Rev. Harold Luecke officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mona, Iowa.

Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mayer Funeral Home in Austin and one hour before services at the church on Friday.