Grace E. Bilstad

Grace E. Bilstad, 94, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 at Friendship Haven, Fort Dodge. Private funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Fulton Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at the Callender Cemetery, Callender. Public visitation will be on Tuesday from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Fulton Lutheran Church. Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home is serving the family. Grace is survived by her children Diane (Don) Minier of Ringsted, RaeAnn (Jim) Lang of Urbandale, Linda (Dan) Eklund of Huxley, Sue (Steve) Dooley of Grimes and Daughter-in-law Jennifer Bilstad of Somers, 14 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, sister Joyce Ness of Bedford, Texas, sister Shirley Brown of Riceville, and brother Darrel Gommels of Cedar Rapids. She was preceded in death by her husband Gene Bilstad, her son Tom Bilstad, her parents, Ed and Pearl (Freisner) Gommels, brothers Glenn Gommels, Dale Gommels, Roy Gommels, Merle Gommels, sister Donna Gottschalk and grandchildren Eric and Michael Bilstad Grace Ellen Gommels was born on July 21, 1926 on a farm near Manson and graduated Manson High School. On March 28, 1948 she was united in marriage to Gene Thomas Bilstad in Rockwell City. They farmed in the Somers and Callender area all their lives. Grace worked at the Rockwell City Bank and Somers Savings Bank (Heartland Bank) in Callender. Grace was a lifetime member of Fulton Lutheran Church. Memorial may be left to the discretion of the family. Service Tue, May 4, 2021 at 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Fulton Lutheran Churh of Roelyn 1202 260th Street Moorland, IA 50566 Service Wed, May 5, 2021 at 10:30 am Fulton Lutheran Churh of Roelyn 1202 260th Street Moorland, IA 50566