WILLETT, Frances M. 1912-2008

WILLETT, LUTHER, HJERMSTAD, BRIGGS

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 7/25/2013 at 23:38:55

CEDAR FALLS -- Frances M. (Bobbi) Willett of Cedar Falls died Monday, April 7. She was 95.

Born on December 16, 1912, in Oelwein, she was the daughter of John H. and Bess Luther. She married Ralph C. (Tex) Willett in 1929. They made their home in Oelwein until moving to Waterloo in 1950 where Tex founded a mobile home business and subsequently the Tex Willett Co., a manufacturer of recreational vehicles known today as the R.C. Willett Co. He preceded her in death by exactly 40 years to the day on April 7, 1968. A homemaker, she had been an active member of First Christian Church, Cedar Falls, where she was the oldest living member.

Survived by sons and daughters-in-law: Jack R. and Boots of Cedar Falls and Robert C. (Chuck) and Ethel (Liz) of Cedar Falls and Sun City, AZ and daughter Teri and son-in-law Rod Hjermstad of Minneapolis; 14 grandchildren, 30 great grand children and 10 great-great grandchildren who all called her "Nana"; sister-in-law Genevieve Briggs of Montgomery, IL and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by: three brothers and a sister.

Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, Cedar Falls, with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Public visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls.

Memorials may be directed to First Christian Church, 11th and Division Sts., Cedar Falls, or Cedar Valley Hospice, P.O. Box 2808, Cedar Falls, 50613.

[Source: Richardson Funeral Home, Cedar Falls, Iowa]