of Mountain Home, AR
April 30, 1923 - April 18, 2019
Thelma Okerstrom, age 95, of Mountain Home, Arkansas,
passed away, Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Mountain Home, Arkansas .
Thelma was born April 30, 1923, in Menno, South Dakota to Philip
Heer and Wilhelmina (Reiman) Heer.
She was the oldest of 4 brothers and 4 sisters and was preceded
in death by her parents, brothers, Melvin, LeRoy and James Paul, and sisters Esther, Leona and Malitha.
Thelma is survived by her brother Lemar and wife Violet of
Lincolnshire, lllinois, and sister Maurian Vellek of Menno, South Dakota, as well as many nephews and nieces.
She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Mountain
Home and will be missed by many friends and neighbors. Thelma
was married to George Okerstrom for 68 years. She retired from
the Cornelius company in Anoka, Minnesota where she worked in
Production Control for 30 years. Thelma enjoyed gardening and camping.
A graveside will be held Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at 2PM at Baxter Memorial Gardens where she will be buried next to her husband George with Reverend John Easterling officiating. Arrangements are by Roller Funeral Home. Please sign our online guestbook at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/mtnhome.
My condolences to the family. Please read Revelation 21:4 “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore.The former things have passed away.”
Tricia