Carolyn and I just returned from an unforgettable weekend. You can take a look at some of the photos. You’ll get a sense of the scope of the tribute to Carolyn’s dad – Rev. Oscar Hunerdosse (you can learn more about him from some of the other posts). It was a very busy weekend, attended by an impressive number of friends and family, many of whom traveled some distance to the with us… from Iowa, Illinois, Florida and California.
Graveside at Spring Green Cemetery
Saturday was the “viewing” – many came from the community to visit family. Sunday, the Memorial Services was held at the Avoca Bible Church. I brought a tribute, a collection of granddaughters sang a hymn accompanied by Bruce Campbell at the piano. Our life-long friends surprised us – Nancy and Andy Hagen came to the service traveling from their home in Delafield (near Milwaukee). Attendees stood in a receiving line with greetings and messages of comfort, “dad/pastor stories” and hugs for the first hour. Then, following the memorial, we all sat down for an extraordinary buffet supper in the church basement… nearly two hundred of us.
Monday morning, we all gathered at the graveside for a final farewell. Pastor Joel Bauman, of Avoca Bible Church (where dad pastored and then attended) officiated throughout the weekend.
It was a weekend we will never forget.
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