MRS. JOE (Jean Martha Thornton) URELL

DESOTEL, THORNTON, URELL, CHRISTIANSON, LAVELLE, THOMPSON, BEISKER, CARTER, HALVERSON

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 12/27/2002 at 20:12:04

MRS. JOE (Jean Martha Thornton) URELL

Jean Martha Urell was born April 29, 1954 in Waukon to Henry G. and Dorleen DeSotel Thornton. She died of cancer Monday, Nov 26 at the age of 36 in Covenant Medical Center, Waterloo.

After graduating from Waukon High School, she received RN training at Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar. She worked at the hospital in Tomah, WI, and for the last 4 years was employed at the Mental health Institute in Independence.

Nov. 25, 1989 she married Joe Urell at St. John's Lutheran Church, Waukon. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Survivors include her husband; 3 children, Tina Christianson, St. Cloud, FL, Tracy Christianson and Tyler Urell, both of Independence; her mother, Dorleen Thornton, Waukon; 4 sisters, Mrs. Robert (Pauline) LaVelle, Edgerton, WI, Mrs. Al (Dorothy) Thompson, Apple Valley, WI, Mrs. Doug (Liz) Thompson, Waukon and Judy Beisker, Decorah and a brother, Carl Thornton, Waukon.

She was preceded in death by her father; grandparents; a sister, Margaret Carter, and a brother-in-law, Jay Halverson.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Nov. 29 at St. John's Lutheran Church Waukon, where she was baptized and confirmed. The Rev. Lynn Groe conducted the 11a.m. services. Burial was in Oakland Cemetery with Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Casket bearers were Marlin Cooper, Greg Gilbertson, Steve Hager, Marlyn Buerger, Gary Drew and Dennis Mahr.

Honorary pallbearers were Lynn Snell, Mary Jane Shirley, Carol Reppe, Suzie Roe and Maryann McMillan.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping, hand dated 1990, from my mother's obituary collection.