Carroll Lawrence Mortensen
December 11, 1931 ~ January 19, 2012
Date line Mount Vernon Carroll Lawrence "Mort" Mortensen, 80, died Thursday, January 19, 2012, in St. Luke's Hospital from pneumonia. Mort's memorial service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mount Vernon by Reverend Sean Hansen. A light lunch will be served after the service. Arrangements with Morgan Funeral Choices, Mount Vernon. Mort is survived by his wife Marilyn, two daughters; Teresa Mortensen, Phoenix, Arizona and Kimberly Raim, Mount Vernon, and son Michael (Sandra), Cedar Rapids, 7-grandchildren; Jessica, Jennifer, Janay, Jared, Lisa, Emma, Tom, and two great-grandchildren; Aliya and Roric. Mort is also survived 6-brothers, Stanley, Lloyd, Richard, Darryl, James and Lowell Mortensen, and 1-sister Mary Raitz. Surviving Mort in death were his parents, 2-sisters and 1-brother. Mort was born December 11, 1931 in Darwin, Minnesota, the son of Walter and Evelyn Brown Mortensen. He joined the United States Air Force, and was a long-term member of the Hahn-Howard American Legion Post #480. Carroll married Marilyn Arneson, January 2, 1955 at Finley, North Dakota. Mort was a faithful member of St. Paul Lutheran Church and Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department. He retired as a driver for Moorman's Feed and retired as a custodian for the Mount Vernon Community Schools. Mort loved kids. He was a coach and mentor for the boy's baseball teams. He worked and helped build the concession stand at Davis Park and helped build the new addition at the church. He enjoyed woodworking, and giving his handiwork to many people. Memorials in Mort's honor may be donated to the Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 104, Mount Vernon-Lisbon Ambulance, 213 1st St. NW or St. Paul Lutheran Church, 600 5th Ave. S., Mount Vernon, Iowa 52314.
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Marilyn, I was so sorry to read of Mort’s passing. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Putts and family, Our condolences to you and family… Mort was a great brother to Mom(Mary) and a great uncle. What a great breakfast he could prepare…Our thoughts are with you…Mom sends her condolences also. We have lots of great memories of Mort. Paulette and family
Dear Marilyn, Kim and family, I’m so very sorry to know we have lost Mort. What a guy and such a tease. I remember so well of him coming into the store with Marilyn and giving me such a bad time, you know what I’m talking about Marilyn. He was a great guy and loved by so many. I still have the trivet, paper towel holder and banana stand he made for me when I retired. I thought that was so sweet of him, he did have a huge heart in spite of his devilishness….. I also remember a bus trip we took with Mort and Marilyn to the casino, I think and a brother of Mort’s was along, he was just as bad as Mort about teasing…they must have had a very special family. Mort will be missed by so many. You had a special husband and Dad, you were lucky. With my special sympathy at this difficult time. Annamae
Our thoughts are with you and your family.Mort was a wonderful person and a good friend. He will be truly missed. Our prayers are with you. We are in Texas, so won’t be able to be at the service. God bless you all. Sincerely, Jim & Dotty
So sorry to hear about Mort’s passing. I will always remember him having the time to interact with all the kids he came in contact with and for always having a smile for us. RIP Mort, and thanks for being one of the people I met along the way that I will never forget. God Bless your family and loved ones. Bill Niederhauser
I have such great memories of Mort and I know he’ll be missed by many. He was such a memorable fixture at the high school and I always loved my talks with him.
Mike & Sandra, Our condolences to you and your family at your Dad’s passing. We will keep you all in our prayers.