HUBBARD, Lois R. 1918 - 2016

HUBBARD, MCBRIDE, AITCHISON, RANSOM, BROCKETT, FARRELL, HANSEN, NORRIS, FULGHUM

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 1/14/2018 at 23:23:30

Lois R. Hubbard, 98, of Mason City, died Thursday, July 21, 2016, at the Good Shepherd Health Center.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 North Pennsylvania Ave., with Pastor Chuck Kelsey officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 4 until 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.

Lois was born June 9, 1918, the daughter of C. Edmund and Marion (Aitchison) Ransom in rural Mason City. She attended rural Cerro Gordo country schools and later graduated from Mason City High School in the class of 1935.

On Oct. 12, 1935, Lois was united in marriage to Lynn A. Hubbard at the home of her grandparents, Charles and Elmira Ransom. To this union Janet and Max were born.

Lois worked at Montgomery Ward from 1956 until 1972 when she took a job at the Park Clinic, working there until her retirement December 14, 1979.

She enjoyed being with family and friends, listening to and playing music, crocheting, reading and going camping.

Lois is survived by her children Janet (John) McBride and Max (Carolyn) Hubbard; five grandchildren, Lynn (Betty Jean “BJ”) Brockett, Laura (John) Farell, Fawn (Stan) Hansen, Steve (Lori) Hubbard, Paul (Stacey) Hubbard; brother, Keith (June) Ransom, sister, Ruth Norris; sister-in-law, Lois Fulghum; 15 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Hubbard was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lynn in 2004; brother and sister-in-law, Donald (Lucy) Ransom; two brothers-in-law, Charles Norris and Russell Fulghum.

Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.