Adelaide Stevens

STEVENS, NELSON, BRIGGS, METZ, SIMON, JONES, HAMAN

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 8/10/2015 at 09:40:08

Adelaide Stevens, 102, formerly of Iowa City, died Saturday August 8, 2015, at Atrium Village in Hills.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 11th from 3:00-7:00pm, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City where a Rosary will be recited at 6:30pm. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00am, Wednesday, August 12th, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery. A reception in the church hall will follow the committal services.

Adelaide was born on July 9, 1913 to Charles and Agnes Nelson in Iowa City. She was united in marriage to Lewis C. Stevens on December 31, 1931, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. Adelaide and Lewis farmed for many years in West Lucas Township. She worked for Pepperidge Farm and at Burge Hall. When West High School opened, she worked in the cafeteria for 17 years. She was a member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren.

Adelaide is survived by her son, Keith Stevens and his wife Marlene of Hills and their children Larry (Michelle) Stevens of Solon, Rick (Kathy) Stevens of Hills, Lynne (Tom) Briggs of Iowa City, Deb (Duane) Metz of Riverside, and Lauri (Leon) Simon of Riverside. She is also survived by her grandsons Matthew (Trisha) Jones of Iowa City and Randy Jones (Kelly Murphy) of Cedar Rapids. Other survivors include twenty-two great grandchildren, twenty-two great-great grandchildren, and two great-great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Neva Haman and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis, on April 21, 2003, a daughter Beverly Jones, her parents and her brothers Leo Nelson, Carl Nelson, and Vernon Haman.

Adelaide’s family is deeply grateful to the staff at Atrium Village in Hills, Dr. Rodney Zeitler and Iowa City Hospice for all their loving care. Memorials in memory of Adelaide may be directed to Iowa City Hospice.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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