Harry G. Karsten, 79, of Manning, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 1, 1989, at the Manning Plaza.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 4, at 2 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Manning with the Rev. Robert Riggert officiating. Fern Jensen will be the organist and the Zion Lutheran Quartet and congregation will sing.

Casketbearers will be Wesley Lage, Walt Lage, Harold Reinke, Harold Schmidt, Russ Mohr, and Marvin Wiemann.

Honorary pallbearers will be Herman Grau, Henry Zinke, Merle Stoelk, and Ray Dammann.

Burial will be in the Manning Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 2:30 p.m. today (Tuesday) at the Ohde Funeral Home in Manning.

Mr. Karsten was born Nov. 6, 1909, the son of August and Bertha (Mohr) Karsten, on their farm near Manning. He attended country schools.

On October 10, 1940, he married Alice Bahn at Wall Lake. They lived on the Karsten family farm in Ewoldt Township until they moved to Manning in 1972. Alice died on February 14, 1986.

Mr. Karsten remained in his home until February 14, 1988, when he moved to the Manning Plaza.

He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Layman's League and a director of the Aspinwall Co-op for many years.

Mr. Karsten is survived by a son Duane Karsten of Manning; a daughter Shirley and her husband Glen Ahrendsen of Manning; a sister Leona (Mrs. Bill) Brus of Manning; a cousin Bernice (Mrs. Harold) Schroeder who was raised with him, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and an infant son, Roland.