LEWIS, Hazel Irene (Stromley) 1921-2004
STROMLEY, LEWIS
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 3/5/2010 at 19:56:26
Hazel Irene (Stromley) Lewis
A celebration of life service for Hazel I. Lewis, 83, of Fairmont, Minnesota, was held Monday at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont, with burial in Orchard Cemetery, Orchard, Iowa. Mrs. Lewis died Tuesday evening, Dec. 21, 2004 at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center in Fairmont following a brief illness.
Hazel Irene Stromley was born Jan. 26, 1921 in Mitchell County, Iowa the daughter of Henry and Irene (Larson) Stromley. She was baptized and confirmed at the Mona Lutheran Church and attended rural school at Mona. Hazel graduated from high school in Osage, Iowa and also attended Waldorf College in Forest City, Iowa. She was employed as a secretary for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Mitchell County, Iowa.
Hazel was united in marriage to Dean Lewis on March 20, 1943 in Osage, Iowa. They moved to Louisville, Ky and while her husband was in the Navy they lived in Gulfport, Mississippi and Corpus Christi, Texas. After the war they lived in Columbus, Ohio, and in 1949 they moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where her husband worked for Collins Radio. Hazel was a stay at home mom and was very involved in the activities of her three children. She also taught Sunday School, Bible School, was a Campfire Leader and Cub Scout Den Mother. Hazel was a foster mother to 16 babies through Lutheran Social Services. She later returned to the work force as a department secretary for Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids.
Hazel and her husband moved to Fairmont in 1972 and worked as a nurses aid at the Lakeview Methodist Health Care Center. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church where she was active in Rebecca Circle and served as the assistant church librarian for several years. Hazel was also very involved in the prayer chain at church and loved to knit and cook. Her husband Dean died on Aug. 20, 2004.
Preceding her in death were her parents and her husband, one brother Orvin Stromley and one sister Orphie Erdmann.
Survivors include one son, Michael Lewis and his wife, Linda of Cedar Falls, Iowa; two daughters Carolyn Oanes and her husband Paul of Fairmont, Minnesota; Sylvia Lewis and her husband Al Carr of North Liberty, Iowa; two grandsons Eric Lewis serving in the Air Force in Maryland and Josh Oanes serving in the Army at Fort Gordon, Georgia; two granddaughters Sara Waseskuk and her husband Chad of West Des Moines, Iowa and Christina Oanes a freshman at the Unviersity of Minnesota, Mankota and also a member of the National Guard; two great-granddaughters, Hayley and Taya Waseskuk of West Des Moines, Iowa; one brother Sylvan Stromley and his wife, Leora of Lyle, Minn.; a foster son Bryon Portz and his wife Nancy of Maplewood, Minnesota; other relatives and friends.
Lakeview Funeral Home, 205 Albion Avenue, Fairmont, Minnesota 56031, was in charge of arrangements. (Phone 507-238-2215)
[ Based on an Obituary in the Mitchell County Press-News Online -- www.mcpress.com -- Posted December 29, 2004 ]
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