Carene M. Folden

Rockwell City Carene M. Folden 102, passed away Monday, May 29, 2023 at Sunny Knoll Care Centre, Rockwell City. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. Funeral Services were held Friday, June 2, 2023 at St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, Rockwell City, with Pastor Denise Berns officiating. Burial will be at Rosehill Cemetery, Rockwell City. Palmer & Swank Funeral Home, Rockwell City is serving the family. Memorials may be left to Sunnyview Independent Living or to St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church. Carene is survived by her sons, Darwin (Janet) Folden of Manson and Dennis (Linda) Folden of West Des Moines; grandchildren, Derek (Cheri) Folden, Melissa (Todd) Meiners, Anna Kari Folden, Aric (Kristin) Folden, and Elisabet (James) Menke; 9 great-grandchildren; special niece Jean (Leroy) Isdahl; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Lief; son David Lief Folden in 1966; parents, August Sigfrid and Mary A. (Williams) Anderson; sister Zene Berg; and infant brother Keith Anderson. Carene Maxine Anderson was born February 1, 1921 on a farm near Rockwell City, Iowa. She was baptized into the Christian faith and confirmed at Skaraborg Lutheran Church in Piper. Carene attended Center Township country school and graduated from Rockwell City High School, with the Class of 1938. On March 10, 1943 she was united in marriage to Lief Folden at the Skaraborg Lutheran Church in Piper. The couple farmed in the Rockwell City area. Carene also worked at the USDA office for 19 years. In 1992, they became residents at Sunnyview Independent Living. Lief passed away in 2001 after 58 years of marriage. Carene was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran & Presbyterian Church, ELCA, and the St. Pauls sewing ladies. SERVICES Graveside Services 10:00 a.m. - Saturday June 10, 2023 Rosehill Cemetery Rockwell City, Iowa Funeral Services were held Friday - June 2, 2023 St. Paul's Lutheran & Presbyterian Church Rockwell City, Iowa OFFICIATING Pastor Denise Berns CASKET BEARERS Derek Folden Melissa Meiners Anna Kari Folden Aric Folden Elisabet Menke Todd Meiners James Menke MUSIC Organist - Rachel Miller INTERMENT Graveside Services 10:00 a.m. - Saturday June 10, 2023 Rosehill Cemetery Rockwell City, Iowa