Mrs. LYLE (Wilma Erika Tolander) Jenkins JACKSON 1912-2007
ERICKSON, TOLANDER, JACKSON, ANDERSON, WOLFSON, JENKINS, SIVESIND
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Date: 3/29/2007 at 08:02:11
Wilma Jackson
Wilma E. Jackson, 94, of Waukon died Wednesday, March 14, 2007 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 17 at Center Baptist Church, with Rev. Reuben Grueneich and Rev. Skip Hansen officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery in rural Lansing.
Wilma Erika Tolander Jackson was born June 22, 1912 in Center Township, rural Waterville, the daughter of Frank O. and Olivia (Erickson) Tolander. She attended Elon Country School and graduated from Waukon High School in 1931. Her dreams of becoming a nurse were never fulfilled due to a heart problem which affected the rest of her life.
November 4, 1931 she married John Charles Jenkins. They had two children and later divorced. During WWII she trained in Des Moines as a welder and worked for an aircraft company in Omaha, NE, working for a short time before marrying Lyle Andersen Jackson September 11, 1943. They moved back to the Waukon area, where they farmed in Center and Jefferson Township for several years. Lyle died in 1979, and Wilma moved to Waukon.
She was a member of Center Baptist Church, where she held various offices in its ladies circles. Wilma was one of the early members of 4-H and later was a leader. She was also a member of the Farm Bureau. Wilma enjoyed traveling, wintering in Dallas and taking three trips to Sweden to find out more about her family history and visiting with her relatives in Sweden. She also enjoyed fishing, cooking, especially Swedish pancakes, and spending time with her family and friends.
Survivors include her children, Dolly "Joy" Anderson of Dallas, TX, Darla (David) Anderson of Hudson, IL, Gary (Sharon), Dean (Mary), and Gloria Jackson all of Waukon; a stepson, Lyle (Phyllis) of West Union; a son-in-law, Elliott Wolfson of Waukon; 23 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; two great-great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lyle; a daughter, JuliAnn Wolfson; a son, Donald Jenkins; two brothers, Theodore Tolander and one in infancy; and a sister, Olive Sivesind.
Honorary casketbearers were Elliott Wolfson, John Jay Anderson, Rob and Christie Neville, Christy Anderson, David, Terry, Christopher, Mickey and Guy Jenkins, Cindy Poire, Karleen Everett, Lorrie Grainger, Tracey Kersey, Tonette Smith, Jason and Darcie Kopischke, Amber Jackson, Jennifer Ira, Audrey Martin and Shirl Meyer. Casketbearers were Scott and Mark Anderson, Charles Jenkins, and Joshua, Lyle Eric and Joe Jackson.
Waukon Standard, March 21, 2007
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