Agnes L. Leiphon

Agnes (Mckay-Carlson) Leiphon, 94 of Kearney NE, passed away at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home on May 22, 2016, where she has been a resident for the past 3 years. Memorial services will be held at 11 am Friday, June 3, 2016 at First Baptist Church in Kearney. The family will receive friends from 10 am to 11 am. Reverend Stan Murdock will officiate. According to her wishes Agnes was cremated. Interment will be at a later date. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home is serving the family. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Agnes was born on January 10, 1922 in Churches Ferry, ND to Mike and Annie (Bragg) McKay. She lived with her parents and siblings in Derek Township where she also attended school. She married Carl A. Carlson on September 14, 1940 in Middle River, MN, and settled in Edmore where Agnes worked for the Edmore Hospital, Johnson Store, Strand and Kunkel Café, and the Edmore Post Office. They bought an old cook car and moved it into the pasture at the home place south of town. Eleven children were born to them in Edmore. In 1961, they moved to Devils Lake, ND, where Agnes was employed with Dairy Queen, Mann’s Department Store, Mack’s Bar, Happy Hour Café, Great Northern Hotel, and the Elks Lodge. She was also a very successful saleswoman for Stanley Home Products, Sara Coventry Jewelry, home interior products and Avon where she won a number of Albee awards. Agnes was very talented when it came to homemade crafts. She crocheted many doilies, afghans and made many other crafts over the years and had an interest in ceramics and owned her own shop. Agnes was a member of many service organizations such as the F.O.E. the Eagles, Fraternal order of the Elks, VFW, Lions International and the Salton City Senior Center and held offices in all of these organizations. Agnes and Carl divorced in 1971. On October 1, 1972 Agnes was united in marriage to John E. Leiphon in Devils Lake, North Dakota where they made their home until John retired from Burlington Northern Railroad in 1988. Upon retirement, John and Agnes moved to Riverside, CA to be closer to Agnes’s family. They eventually moved from Riverside to Salton City, CA to be closer to Agnes’s daughter Anita. On May 4, 1987, John and Agnes became members of the West Shores Baptist Church of Salton Sea and it was at this time they both recommitted their lives to Jesus Christ and were baptized. After Agnes’s, daughter and best friend Anita’s death in 1999, John and Agnes moved to Kearney, NE to be closer to her other children. Agnes’s husband John passed away in 2006. Agnes is survived by her children, John (Sharon) Carlson of Canyon Lake CA, Alvin (Meg) Carlson of Langdon, ND, Danny (Beth) Carlson of Riverside CA, Debbie Sehm of Wasilla AK, Joyce (Dave) Voskamp of Baily CO, Janice (Keith) Kuebler of Kearney NE, Jamie (Dianne) Carlson, Kearney NE, Dale (Dee) Carlson, Dillon MT and Doug Carlson, Denver CO, her daughter-in-law Jeanne Carlson, son-in-law Gary (Mack) Brinegar; 25 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren , 3 nieces and 2 nephews. She was preceded in death by her former spouse Carl A. Carlson, her husband, John Leiphon, son, Donn A. Carlson, daughter Anita L Brinegar, daughter-in- law Bonnie Carlson, son-in-law Doug Sehm, granddaughter, Yvonne Neiderhouse, grandson, Brent, Sehm, her parents Mike and Annie (Bragg) (McKay) Freeman, one sister who died at birth, brothers Marion (Mike), Stanley, Meryl and Allen McKay and Sister Eva Kalvik.

Agnes L. Leiphon

January 10, 1922 - May 22, 2016