Mavis Rilling

Monday, December 14, 2020 8:17 pm

Mavis Rilling, age 88, of Mabel, Minn., and formerly of Hesper, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 at the Winneshiek Medical Center in Decorah.

Mavis was born Sept. 26, 1932 to Andrew and Nina (Nelson) Folkedahl. She attended school in Spring Grove. She married Joel Rilling. They later divorced. She had lived in the Cedar Rapids area until 1977 when she moved to Hesper

She worked for several years at DECO in Decorah. She later moved to the Cherrywood Apartments in Mabel and last May became a resident at Green Lea Senior Living.

She was a member of the Hesper Lutheran Church and enjoyed walking, country music, flowers and gardening, and traveling.

Mavis is survived by a daughter Lois (Mike) Maxfield of Robins, Iowa; four  grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren; four siblings Odis Fossum of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, Nanford “Buck” of Marengo, Iowa, Forrest (Andrea) of Hesper, and  Lola (Robin) Foltz of Hesper. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Robert; a brother Gene; a brother-in-law John Fossum; a sister-in-law Judy Folkedahl; and two nephews Troy and Brett.

Graveside services will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 16, at the Hesper Public Cemetery in Hesper. The Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel is assisting with arrangements.