Archie S. Monson

FOREST CITY - Archie S. Monson, 92, of Forest City died Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Good Samaritan Care Center in Forest City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Winnebago Lutheran Church in rural Lake Mills with Pastor Bill Peters officiating.

Burial will be at Winnebago Lutheran Church Cemetery in rural Lake Mills, Iowa.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM, Friday, November 2, 2012 at Petersen Lund Funeral Home, 505 N. Clark St., Forest City, Iowa and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Memorial contributions may be designated to Winnebago Lutheran Church or the charity of your choice in Archie's name.

Archie Sumner Monson, son of Hans and Winnie Monson, was born April 8, 1920, in rural Forest City. He was the 7th of 8 sons. Archie worked with his father and brothers on the family farm and continued farming into his 80's. In his early years he traveled to North Dakota to live with relatives and help on their farm because of his asthma and returned to Iowa after harvest.
Archie was a beloved uncle and brother-in-law. His passions in life were his family, his faith, farming, wintering in LaFeria, Texas where he has his 2nd home, and having coffee with his friends at Hardees. When he was able to drive to Texas he always stopped in Hot Springs, AR, where he enjoyed the hot springs and Bible Camp. He was an airplane pilot and was licensed in 1953. He owned his own airplane and fashioned a landing strip on his farm. During WWII Archie traveled to San Diego, California and worked as a ship builder to support the war effort.
Archie was a life time member of Winnebago Lutheran Church.
He will be dearly missed by his family, Sisters-in-Law: Geraldine (Glen) Monson, Moravia; June (Earl) Monson, Forest City and Hazel (Clemmit) Monson, Mason City. His Nieces and Nephews: Cheryl (William) Thompson, Mason City; LaDonna Underwood, Wapello; Marilyn (Mike) Thornburg, Mt. Pleasant; Kim (Kevin) Jessen, Joice; Diana (Maurice) Ehm, Guthrie Center; Carol Noren, West Covina, CA; Sheila (Daniel) Davis, Forest City; Kevin (Julie) Monson, Iowa City; Lynn (Carol) Monson, Centerville; Monte Monson, Henderson, NV; Renea (Jim) Wubben, Moravia; Milton Monson Jr ( Norma), Leland; and Darlene Monson, Forest City.
He was preceded in death by his parents Hans and Winnie Monson, his brothers, Kenneth, Milton, Harold "Willard", Elmer, Earl, Glen, and Clemmit, his sister-in-law Pauline, and his nephew Barry Monson.