Lydia C Britson

HOUSTONLydia Charleen (Haupt) Britson, 79, of Houston, Minn. died peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, at the Gundersen Lutheran Hospital. Lydia was born on July 26, 1936 in La Crosse, WI to Herbert A. and Marie A.S. (Rodenberg) Haupt. Lydia was raised in South Ridge until moving to Houston in her youth, and graduated from Houston High School in 1954. On October 11, 1958, Lydia was united in marriage with Virgil Britson at South Ridge Lutheran Church in rural LaCrescent, Minn. She worked for TRW in Rushford, MN for over 30 years, and enjoyed bowling in the ladies league. She was a member of the Looney Valley Lutheran Church. She is survived by two children: Randy (Irish) Britson of Houston, and Janine (Gary) Fitting of Houston. Six grandchildren: Keith (Adrienne), Marie (Fred), Shawn (Ashley), Stuart (Alyssa), Connor, and Patrick; six great-grandchildren: Ava, Rory, Kyle, Tyler, Brody, and Bennett; a sister, Gloria (Marlow) Anderson of Houston. She was preceded in death by her parents; Sister, Eila (Lloyd) Burfield; husband, Virgil Britson; daughter, Ronda (Scott) Mehlhoff. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 12, at Looney Valley Lutheran Church with the Reverend Jan Gluth King officiating. Burial will be in the Silver Creek Cemetery in rural Houston.