Jeanetta Carlson of Litchfield died Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Bethany Memory Care Center in Litchfield. She was 89. 
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, at Ostmark Lutheran Church in rural Watkins. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday, May 15, at Johnson Hagglund Funeral and Cremation in Litchfield, and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church Tuesday. Interment will be at the Ostmark Cemetery in rural Watkins. The service will be live-streamed on the Ostmark Lutheran Church Facebook page.
Jeanetta Darlene Steele was born July 3, 1933, in Maine Prairie Township, Stearns County, to Roy and Eleanor (Keough) Steele. She graduated from Kimball High School in 1950, and she worked at the Hennepin County Probation Office. On June 6, 1953, she was united in marriage to Roger Carlson at the Church of Christ in Kimball. She worked at Dassel State Bank until her daughter was born. Together Jeanetta and Roger farmed in the Kingston and Forest City areas for more than 40 years until retiring and moving to Litchfield in September 1995. She was a member of the Ostmark Lutheran Church where she taught Sunday School, led the choir, was active in the women’s organizations, and served on the music and worship committee. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, music, and spending time with her friends and family.
Jeanetta was preceded in death by her husband Roger, parents Roy and Eleanor, and brothers Elwood and Orlo Steele.
She is survived by her children Deb (and Tom) Holtz of Litchfield, and Mark Carlson of Litchfield; grandchildren Angela (and Nate) Kruger of Litchfield, and Preston Holtz (and Caroline Davis) of Richmond, Va.; great-grandchildren Emily and Anna Kruger; brother Allen Steele of Litchfield; and sister-in-law Marilyn Hess of Cottage Grove.