Fergus Falls
Lorna Kiel
1926 — 2023
Lorna A. (Wessman) Kiel entered into the presence of God on June 12, 2023 at the age of 97 in Fergus Falls, MN. She was born on January 27, 1926, in Milaca, Minnesota. Lorna was born to Jessie (Lindberg) and Henry C. Wessman, the seventh of nine sisters and one brother. After graduating at the top of her class from Milaca High School in 1942, she attended St. Olaf College (Northfield, MN) and Swedish School of Nursing (Minneapolis, MN), graduating in 1947. Her working years were spent at Swedish Hospital (1948-1966) and Unity Hospital (1967-1980), where she was the Head Nurse of the Intensive Care Unit. She retired from nursing in 1980. During her early retirement years, she was...
