Lauryl Elizabeth Flatten, 102, of Luck, Wisconsin, died on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at the United Pioneer Home in Luck.
Lauryl was born on April 10, 1921, to Ernest and Lydia (George) McLeod, along with her twin sister, Luella. She grew up with her eight siblings in Centuria, Wisconsin, and graduated from Centuria High School in 1939. Her first job was working in Peterson’s grocery store in Centuria. She worked in many offices during WWII, in several sewing factories and for many years in banking, retiring from the Polk County Bank.
She married Stanley Nelson in 1943, in Rome, New York. They had two children, Judith (Maier) and Thomas. Stan passed away in 1975. After Stanley’s passing, she married Glen Neslund, who passed away in 1985. Lauryl later married Bob Flatten, who passed away in 2004.
Lauryl was an active member of Faith Lutheran Church in Balsam Lake for many years. She was also very active with VFW Post 6856, including participating in their trip to Washington, D.C. She served on the Balsam Lake Village Board, the Balsam Lake Cemetery Board and many committees.
Lauryl was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Lydia; brothers, Donald (Lazette) and Robert (Harriet, Virginia); sisters, Luella (Calvin) Anderson, Effie Ann and Cathryn (Lyle) Jensen; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law; and her spouses, Stanley Nelson, Glen Neslund and Robert Flatten.
Celebrating her memory are her sisters, Joan (Merle) Wulf and Jane (Tom) Larsen; children, Judy (Michael) Maier and Tom (Susan) Nelson, Sandy (Joe) Freeman, Robert (Cheryl) Flatten, David (Eileen) Flatten and Rosemary (Leonard) Harbosky; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Lauryl loved to fish and to host fish fries at her home. She knitted and crocheted for friends, family and for many charities. She enjoyed baking for others, and was always ready with a pie or dozens of rosettes. She loved to travel, taking several trips to Cape North in Nova Scotia, Florida, Texas, Arizona and Canada (fishing!).
Lauryl will be missed and remembered fondly by the multitude of people whose lives she touched. She was a beautiful person inside and out!
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28, at Faith Lutheran Church in Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. A celebration of a life well lived will be held at the Milltown VFW Post 6856, located on Hwy. 46, starting at 3 p.m. that day. Please bring your favorite stories and reminiscences to share.
“The sign of a beautiful person is that they always see the beauty of others.”
To sign an online guest book and view a video tribute, please visit williamsonwhite.com. Arrangements were made with the Williamson-White Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Amery, Wisconsin.
