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Alice Francis Hummel 1916-2009

OFSTAD, KESSEL, HUMMEL, COLE, IWASZKO, GRUHN

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 9/1/2009 at 19:53:04

Alice Francis Hummel

Alice Francis Hummel, 93, of Chaska, MN, formerly of Clear Lake and Waukon, died Thursday, July 23, 2009 at her daughter's home in Chaska. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 26 at 2 p.m. at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon, with Rev. Lynn G. Groe officiating. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery, Waukon.

Alice Francis (Kessel) Hummel was born July 8, 1916 in Waukon, the daughter of Harry and Anna (Jensen Ofstad) Kessel. She grew up in Waukon, attending St. Paul's United Methodist Church and Waukon Schools. November 10, 1935 she married Daryl Hummel in Silvas, IL. They lived in La Porte City for a time and then settled in Clear Lake, where for many years she helped Daryl with the Water Tower Paint and Repair Company. For the past 10 years, Alice has lived with her daughter in Chaska, MN.

While living in Clear Lake, Alice was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church, where along with other things, she was involved in ladies circle, altar guild and Bible study. Alice was an avid reader and enjoyed following her favorite TV soap operas. She was accomplished at handiwork and spent many hours quilting, crocheting and knitting.

Survivors include her two daughters, Sondra (Howard) Cole of Ft. Myers, FL and Dawn (Craige) Iwaszko of Chaska, MN; six grandchildren, Christy, Shelly, Josh, Jackie, Joy and Jocelyn; four great-grandchildren, Alex, Tiffany, Jackie and Aris; two brothers, Francis "Butch" (Loraine) Kessel of Waukon and Harry Jr. (Eileen) Kessel of La Crosse, WI; a sister, Lillian (Paul) Gruhn of Cedar Rapids; and a sister-in-law, Evelyn Kessel of La Crosse, WI. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Daryl, who died in 1976; and a brother, Donald Kessel.

The Waukon Standard, July 29, 2009
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