Alice “Lianne” Briskey

BRISKEY, HUGHSON, BECKNER, MURRAY, BERGMANN, ENGLAND

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 10/15/2019 at 12:10:44

Alice “Lianne” Briskey, 69, passed away Friday, October 11, 2019 at Mercy Hospital, surrounded by loved ones.

Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM, Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Lensing’s Oak Hill Funeral Service, 210 Holiday Rd, Coralville, with Rev. Mitchell Otto officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 PM to 7 PM at the funeral home. Family Committal services will be held at 11 AM, Friday, October 18th at Floral Hill Cemetery in Hazelton, IA. Memorials may be directed to The Alice Lianne Briskey Memorial Fund.

Lianne was born August 9, 1950 in Oelwein, Iowa, the daughter of Wayne and Virginia (Beckner) Hughson. Raised on working family farm, Lianne developed a strong work ethic. She graduated from West Central, (Maynard, IA) class of 1968. The summer following graduation, Lianne moved to Iowa City, IA, where she would attend Total Look School of Cosmetology. She studied hard and worked as many hours as she could to make ends meet. Being new to the Iowa City area, Lianne’s roommate thought it would nice to introduce Lianne to a single fellow that was a buddy of the roommate’s boyfriend. It was the summer of 1968 that Lianne was introduced to Jerry Briskey on a blind date. Following a courtship and engagement, Jerry and Lianne were married on September 5, 1970 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Hawkeye, IA. In 1976 they were blessed with a birth of their first daughter, Alicia. In 1979, they were blessed a second time with the birth of their daughter, Lindsey.

Lianne passed her state board exams and graduated from Total Look school of Cosmetology in 1969. She began a decade long career as a cosmetologist at Siefert’s Salon, where she quickly became a manager until 1973. She worked at Rich & Don’s from 1973 to 1976, and lastly at Headliners from 1976-1979.

Lianne left Headliners in 1979 to stay at home with her two young daughters. She continued to provide haircuts, perms and styling out of her home. From 1980-1981, Lianne taught adult education classes at Northwest Junior high school through the Iowa City adult education program, specializing in adult hair care. Next, Lianne started her own craft business, “Alice through the looking glass” (1981-1986), specializing in floral hats and music boxes. Lianne enjoyed applying her creativity and traveling alongside her fellow artisan, Virginia Hughson, to various craft shows across the state.

In 1986, at the age of 36, Lianne left the world of crafting behind to work as office manager at Briskey Cabinet Company. She worked side by side with husband, Jerry, until the closing of the family business in 2015. For over 29 years, Lianne enjoy working with different professionals, local trades people, reps, distributors, contractors, interior designers, and of course the public. Lianne enjoyed forming relationships with her clients and took great pride in helping her clients select the perfect product for their needs.

Lianne was a long-time member of Fairview Golf Course and participated in a women’s bowling league at Playmor Lanes. She enjoyed reading, playing darts, cards, and taking mini-vacations to Chicago, Washington DC, Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks, Leech Lake, and Las Vegas. Sketching, bird watching, listening to gentle jazz, admiring flowers of all kinds, watching antique roadshow, and visiting with friends were many of her favorite past times. But most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family, grandkids and her beloved dog, Missy.
Lianne was a hardworking, creative, devoted, generous, and kind, mother, wife, daughter and grandmother and friend.

Lianne is survived by her two daughters and four grandchildren: Alicia (Brett) Murray of Portland, Oregon and their children, Sophie and Chase, and Lindsey (Anthony) Bergmann of Coralville and their children, Lily and Luke; two siblings, Daniel (Marcia) Hughson of Sumner, Iowa and Nicola England of Mesquite, Texas; nieces, nephews and extended family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne & Virginia Hughson and her husband, Jerry Briskey.

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