Genevieve "Mutt" Carlson, 79, Hardwick, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, in Luverne Community Hospital.
Services were Friday, Oct. 18, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.
Genevieve DeBates was born to Richard and Elizabeth (VerBaker) DeBates on Oct. 31, 1922, near Jasper where she was raised and attended country school. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper.
She married Howard Carlson on Feb. 5, 1945, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. Following their marriage, they lived on a farm in Springwater Township near Jasper.
Mrs. Carlson was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. She was a member of the church ladiesÕ circle and Hardwick Auxiliary. She enjoyed canning, caring for her flowers, feeding the birds and playing pinochle.
Survivors include her husband, Howard Carlson, Hardwick; nine children, Jean Elizabeth McGeath, Michael Richard (Lorae) Carlson, Paul Thomas (Ihla) Carlson, all of Pipestone, Kathleen Mary (Donald) Soderblom, Winter Springs, Fla., Richard Lawrence (Darcy) Carlson, Luverne, Donald James (Kimberly) Carlson, Winfield, Pa., Duane David (Jane) Carlson, Orlando, Fla., Howard Lee (Karen) Carlson, Willmar, and Mary Beth (Robert) Schueller, Tyler; 25 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Carlson was preceded in death by her parents, one infant son, David Lawrence Carlson, on Jan. 27, 1947, five brothers, Richard, John, Edward, Charles and Francis DeBates, and four sisters, Anne Heckt, Florence Gilbertson, Marie Haraldson and Emily Berthelsen.
Hartquist Funeral Chapel, Pipestone, was in charge of arrangements.