TOLZMAN, Lillian Rose 1922-2011

TOLZMAN, YOUNG

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 7/9/2011 at 15:00:43

Lillian Rose Tolzman

NORA SPRINGS, IOWA - Lillian Rose Tolzman, 88, formerly of Havana, Arkansas, died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at the Nora Springs Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Upon Lillian's wishes she was cremated and a graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, July 2, in the Rock Grove Cemetery, Nora Springs, with Pastor Mark Lavrenz of Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating. Memorials may be directed to the Lillian R. Tolzman memorial fund in care of the family.

Lillian was born on August 12, 1922, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the daughter of Joseph and Sophie Young. She attended and graduated from high school in New York City.

She was united in marriage to LaVern Tolzman in Charles City. They made their home in Mason City for about 31 years. They purchased an acreage on Highway 65 South and ran a small country café, where Lillian, along with her sister in-law, cooked and baked all homemade food. In 1962, Lillian and Vern purchased the Claybanks farm near Nora Springs. Lillian enjoyed helping with raising the animals, gardening, flowers, and they were members of the saddle club and enjoyed riding horses on the trails. Lillian was an excellent cook and loved to bake. She also did ceramics for many years and the past 15 years, enjoyed taking painting lessons and did many beautiful landscape pictures.

After Vern's tractor accident, they bought a motor home and traveled for many years. During a stay in North Dakota, they worked for the Corps of Engineers collecting gate admission, and in the off season they continued to travel. While traveling Arkansas, they camped at the Waveland Campgrounds and ended up collecting gate admission for two years. Vern found three acres of bare ground that they purchased and put up a home. It is there they resided for about 24 years, until LaVern's death. Lillian then moved back to Nora Springs. She was a past member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and attended the Morris Chapel in Havana, Arkansas.

Lillian is survived by her daughters, Diane (Robert) Neuhring of Mason City, Susan (Thomas) Berry of Havana, Arkansas; grandchildren, Brad Neuhring of Mason City, Lori (Doug) Schmidt of Nora Springs, John Tolzman of Rock Falls, Tawny McElroy of Texas, Christy Schmidt of Atwater, Calif., Stacy Henderson of Havana, Ark., Brett Bishop, Allison (Danny) Hollis of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Jill (Eugene) Tittsworth of Van Buren, Arkansas; great-grandchildren, Brandson (Ashley) Schmidt, Jeremy (Cassidy) Schmidt of Mason City, Steven, Austin Schmidt of Nora Springs, Ashton, Zach Schmidt and Paige Rahn of Atwater, Calif., Bryeanna, Conner Berry, Ryan McKinney of Havana, Arkansas, Lindsay Bishop of Kewadin, Michigan, Spencer (Kati) Bodecker, Brooke Bodecker of Van Buren, Arkansas; step-grandchildren, Brianna McKinney of Havana, Arkansas, Jayda Tonto of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Davin Tittsworth of Poteau, Oklahoma; great-great-grandsons, Kaiden and Carter Schmidt of Mason City, and Alexander of Havana, Arkansas; niece, Gail Kantaris of Mason City; nephews, Robert and Larry Feiselman of California.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, LaVern; sons, Albert, Dennis, and Jeffrey; sister, Helen; brother in-law, Robert Feiselman; several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements: Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-0924.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, June 29, 2011]