Hoversten, Jacqueline "Jackie"

HOVERSTEN, HALL

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/26/2013 at 23:56:57

Jacqueline “Jackie” Henriette Hoversten, 83, 113 N. 3rd St., Clear Lake,
IA died Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Muse-Norris Hospice Unit, Mason City, IA.

A Memorial Service will be held 10:30 AM, Wednesday, October 31, at Zion
Lutheran Church, 112 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, IA with Rev. Dean Hess
officiating. Visitation with family will be one hour before the service at the
church. Inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Hwy 122 W., Mason City,
Iowa. Memorials Jacqueline H. Hoversten Memorial Fund.

Jackie was born March 26, 1929 in Elmhurst, Ill, the daughter of James Henry and
Naomi (Earwaker) Hall. The family moved to Lake Tomahawk, WI in 1932. She
attended Rainbow School from 1936-1943, Arbor Vitae Woodruff High School in
Woodruff, WI from 1944-1949, and Central State Teachers College in Stevens
Point, WI, from 1947 – 1951, where she was crowned Homecoming Queen in her
senior year. Jackie taught sixth grade in Marinette, WI from 1951 – Nov. 1952.

Jackie married Don Hoversten August 2, 1952 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua,
IA, and to this union five children were born, Susan (1953), James (1956),
William (1960), Kathleen (1962) and Todd (1966). She taught school in Alden,
Owasa and Clear Lake IA until 1993 when she retired. She returned to Clear
Creek Elementary in Clear Lake, IA in October 2000 as an associate for 3 hours
in the AM.

She was in the the Oneida County, WI Board Scholar 1947, WI State Teachers
College Scholar and National Education Association, Iowa State Education
Association (Elem. Liaison), Iowa Reading Associate, CHW Council International
Reading Association (charter, Post graduate: U.N.I., Drake University and
University of Iowa. Redeemer Dorcas, Zion Women, President AAL (Local), Iowa
Retired School Person Association, Jackie was a member of Zion Lutheran Church.

She enjoyed knitting and crocheting, prayer shawl group, suduko and word search
puzzles. She loved her coffee group at the Backyard Deli, as well as meals with
friends at the 7 Stars and Tinker’s Reef, lottery scratchers and casinos. She
was also involved in an after school tutoring program.

Jackie is survived by her daughter Susan Gail (Steve) Swartwood, Mason City, IA,
William Dean Hoversten, Mason City, IA and Kathleen Ann (Eric) Verhalen, Clear
Lake, IA; four grandsons Joshua Eric Heginger, Mason City, IA, Justin Eric
(Ashley) Verhalen, Nathan Ryan Verhalen and Nicholas Todd Verhalen, Clear Lake,
IA and granddaughter Jami Elizabeth Verhalen, Clear Lake, IA; great
granddaughters Kourtney Alexis and Ava Marie Verhalen, great grandson Joshua
Eric Heginger Jr.

Jackie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Donald E. Hoversten
(January 7, 2004), sons James and Todd, sister Alberta Najha Kelnhofer and
Esther Ann Brooks; brother Robert James Hall.

Jackie was a loving, considerate person and that legacy will live on in her
family and those she was able to help with her gift through the Iowa Organ
Donor Program. Special thanks to the caring, compassionate MMCNI 6W nursing
staff and palliative care team as well as the doctor and nursing staff of the
Inpatient Hospice Unit, Mason City.