Suckow, Lillian M. (Hanson) 1916-1991

HANSON, LEE, SUCKOW, ERICKSON, LARSON, SOLBRACK, JACOBSON, MEYER, KLEPPE, ISHMAN

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 7/24/2011 at 19:51:21

SOURCE: Postville, Iowa POSTVILLE HERALD-LEADER, December 18, 1991
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Funeral services for Lillian Morella (Hanson) Suckow, age 75, were held Monday, December 16 at 11 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, West Union, Iowa. Pastor Laurel Nordin and Pastor John Nordin officiated. Burial was in the Postville, Iowa Cemetery. Burnham-Wood Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were her grandsons Robert Solbrack, Bradley Suckow, Craig Suckow, Jerome Suckow, Ryan Suckow, Larry Clauson, and Dave DeFrance. Honorary pallbearers were grandsons Nathan Suckow and Adam Suckow.

Lillian Morella, daughter of Peter and Alta (Lee) Hanson was born May 12, 1916 in Eldorado, Iowa. She was baptized August 14, 1916 and confirmed on September 15, 1929 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Eldorado, Iowa. She attended country school in Eldorado. On February 25, 1937, Lillian was married to Lester Fritz Suckow at Zion Lutheran Parsonage, West Union, Iowa. They had a daughter and four sons. Lillian farmed with her husband for many years. They moved to Frankville, Iowa when they retired from farming. She also worked at Iowa Tukey Products in Postville for 17 years. She was a member of Zion Lutheran and an active member of Sara Circle and Do Days.

She died Wednesday, December 11, 1991. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lester, a granddaughter, Kathy Solbrack, and two sisters, Agnes Erickson and Vivian Larson.

Vivian is survived by her daughter Beverly Solbrack of Peoria, Illinois; 4 sons, Gerald (Sharon) Suckow of Warner Robins, Georgia, Virgil Suckow of Stewartville, Minnesota, Randy (Barbara) Suckow of St. Michael, Minnesota, and Kevin (Becky) Suckow of Hayfield, Minnesota; 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; 4 sisters, Hilda Jacobson, Charlotte Meyer, Inez Kleppe, and LaVon Ishman; 1 brother, Ralph Hanson and numerous nieces and nephews.