Representative Semor C. Tofte View All Years

SEMOR C. TOFTE

Mr. Speaker: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character, and public service of the late Honorable Semor C. Tofte, begs leave to submit the following Memorial:

Semor C. Tofte was born August 30, 1911, in Tofte, Minnesota. In 1935, he married Pearl Enga, they had two sons and two daughters.

Mr. Tofte was a graduate of Grand Marais High School in Grand Marais, Minnesota and Carleton College in Northfield Minnesota. He coached for one year at Pillsbury Academy in Owatonna, Minnesota. In 1937, he moved to Decorah, Iowa, were he was co-owner and manager of the John Deere franchise for twenty-five years and Zone Manager for Investors Diversified Services for four years. Mr. Tofte was a member of numerous social and civic organizations. He was a past President of the Decorah Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club; and a member of First Lutheran Church, P.E.R. and Secretary of B.P.O.E. 443, Decorah.

A Republican, Mr. Tofte represented Winneshiek County during the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventy, Sixty-seventh Extra, Sixty-eighth, Sixty-ninth, Sixty-ninth Extra, Sixty-ninth Second Extra, and Seventieth General Assemblies.

Semor C. Tofte died November 21, 1994. He is survived by his wife, Pearl; two daughters, Rosemary Hallquist of Phoenix, Arizona and Helen Mendahl of Rochester, Minnesota; two sons, David Tofte of Mankato, Minnesota and Thomas Tofte of Ridgeway, Iowa; two brothers, Hubert of Peoria, Arizona and Roy of San Antonio, Texas; fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Seventy-sixth General Assembly of Iowa, That in the passing of the Honorable Semor C. Tofte, the State has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House, by this Resolution, would express its appreciation of his service.

Be It Further Resolved, that a copy of the Resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House, and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.

CHUCK GIPP

ROGER HALVORSON

KEITH WEIGEL

Committee