HOBKIRK, Lee R. 1910-2004

HOBKIRK, SCHWANDT, CARTER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/20/2009 at 13:35:39

OSAGE, IOWA — Lee R. Hobkirk, 94, of Osage, died Friday (Oct. 22, 2004) at Faith Home in Osage. Lee was born May 18, 1910, in Lyle, Minn., the son of Henry and Marie (Schwandt) Hobkirk.

His mother passed away when he was six, and Lee and his two sisters were raised by his father and grandmother.

Lee was united in marriage to Gladys Carter on Feb. 19, 1939, at the First Baptist Church Parsonage in Osage by Rev. John Kern. They were married for 65 years.

They farmed in the Osage area until 1973 when they retired and moved to Osage.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage with the Rev. Doug Brown officiating. Burial will be at the Osage Cemetery in Osage.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and will continue Monday before services.

He is survived by his wife, Gladys Hobkirk, of Osage; two sons, Robert (Jeannie) Hobkirk of Fort Jennings, Ohio, and Donald (Eunice) Hobkirk, of Gainesville, Texas; two sisters, Myrtle Peters, of Bakersfield, Calif., and Freida Haukom, of Walker, Minn.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded by his parents.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

[Mason City Globe Gazette]