Dorothy Treangen

Dorothy Ann Treangen, 81 of Waukon, formerly of Mabel, MN and Spring Grove, MN, died Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Waukon. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 20 at Faith Lutheran Church in Blackhammer with the Rev. Elliott Malm officiating. Burial was in the Mabel Lutheran Cemetery.

Dorothy was born August 1, 1937 near Spring Grove, MN to Arnold and Bernice (Erickson) Wiste. She attended Spring Grove Schools. At a young age she started doing housecleaning and babysitting.

January 21, 1956 she married Odell Treangen in Spring Grove, MN. They resided in Mabel, MN and in 1962 moved to Odell’s family farm south of Mabel. In 1970 she started a daycare and took care of area children for over 30 years. Odell passed away April 11, 1998.

In 2009 she moved to Spring Grove, MN and in 2012 she became a resident of Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Waukon. She was a member of the Mabel First Lutheran Church and the Mabel American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed shopping, trips to the “Boat”, baking and feeding the birds.

Dorothy is survived by two sons, Dan (Lori) of Waukon and Daryl of Decorah; her grandchildren, Christina (Jon) Williams, Lucas (Casey) Treangen, Alicia Treangen, Laura (Andy Orvella) Kos, Brittany (John) Bodensteiner, Cheyanne Treangen and Shane Treangen; her step-grandchildren, Jill (Dave) Butler, Joel Ashbacher and Brandan (Shauna) Ashbacher; her great-grandchildren, Austin Williams, Isabella Kos, Karter Kos and Nash Treangen; her step-great-grandchildren, Taylr, Clayton and Margaret Wacker, Kevin, Breelyn and Irelyn Ashbacher and Axel Orvella; one step-great-great-grandchild, Addison Mahan; a brother, Arnold (Naomi) Wiste, Jr. of Austin, MN; her sisters-in-law, Carmona Wiste of Spring Grove, MN, Bonnie Wiste of Austin, MN and Marlys Wiste of Rochester, MN; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arnold and Bernice; her husband, Odell; a son, Mark; her brothers, Arvid, Orin and Dale; and her sisters, Ione Treangen, Alvina Vongroven and Betsy Sand.