Muriel Wadsworth

Muriel Wadsworth, age 100, of Porter, Minn., passed away Monday, April 10, 2023, at the Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield, Minn. Funeral services took place on Friday, April 14, 2023, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Porter, Minn., with burial in Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Minneota, Minn. Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in Canby was entrusted with the arrangements.

In lieu of flowers please send memorials to Huntington’s Disease Society of America, 505 8 th Ave. Suite 902, New York, N.Y. 10018.

Muriel Irene (Anderson) Wadsworth was born November 16, 1922, in Canby, Minn., to Oscar and Augusta (Thompson) Anderson. She was raised in Canby where she attended and graduated from Canby High School.

Muriel was united in marriage to Leonard Jackson on November 7, 1944. The couple had four children together, Lana, Roger, Craig, and Shawn. Leonard passed away on September 24, 1971.

Muriel worked as postmaster clerk in Minneota for four years before becoming the postmaster in Porter. She married Jim Drown on May 17, 1974, and they lived in Porter, Minn. Jim passed away on May 4, 1977. She retired in 1989 to take care of her son, Craig, for three years.

Muriel met and married Arnie Wadsworth on April 17, 1995. They lived in Hayti, S.D., near his family. He passed away on October 24, 2004, and Muriel returned to Porter where she enjoyed her retirement.

In January of 2022 she entered the Clarkfield Care Center and passed away there on Monday, April 10, 2023, at the age of 100. She was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church in Porter. She loved and enjoyed her family.

She had many hobbies, which included: sewing, baking, gardening, playing cards, music, and dancing. Grateful for having shared her life are her two sons, Roger (Ruthmary) Jackson of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Shawn Jackson of Porter; grandchildren, Teri Tucker, Tim Tucker, Tiffany Tucker, and Lee Jackson; and 10 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husbands, Leonard Jackson, Jim Drown, and Arnie Wadsworth; daughter, Lana (Jackson) Tucker; son, Craig Jackson; grandson, Tony Tucker; parents, Oscar and Augusta Anderson; brother, Ken Anderson; and sisters, Joan Vick and Audrey Risvold.

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