Mathiasen, Mary Ann (1935 - 2014)

MATHIASEN, MANDERS, MERICAL, CARROLL, COULTER, HESS, KENNEDY, BROWER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/18/2014 at 13:23:52

Name of deceased: Mary Ann Hess Mathiasen (nee Manders)

Aged: 78 yrs, 4 mo, 27 days

Residence: Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, IA

Born: Nov. 11, 1935, Waukee, IA

Died: April 7, 2014, Salem Lutheran Home, Elk Horn, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, April 10, 2014, Immanuel Lutheran Church, Harlan, IA; Pastor Janet Miller officiated. Inurnment held at a later date at the Resthaven Cemetery in LeMars, IA.

Survived by: Husband, Howard Mathiasen of Harlan, IA; children,Teresa (spouse, Kelley) Kennedy of Bloomington, IL, Linda Coulter of LeMars, IA, Scott Hess of Avoca, IA, and Jeffry (spouse, Lori) Hess of Columbus, NE; step-daughter, Jeanne Brower of Naperville, IL; step-sons, Matt Mathiasen of Moran, MN and Jimmy Mathiasen of Guatemala; 5 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Ralph and Josephine (nee Merical) Manders; brother, Charles Manders; sister, Lucille Carroll; son-in-law, Bradley Coulter.

Education: attended Waukee (IA) Public Schools and graduated from Waukee High School, Class of 1953

Religious affiliation: member of Elk Horn (IA) Lutheran Church and Monroe (IA) Methodist Church

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Vernon Hess; 1953; location not provided (2) Howard Mathiasen; Feb. 18, 1984; Monroe Methodist Church

Employment: worked at Bell Telephone Company in Des Moines, IA while her husband Vernon was in the service; she then spent 24 years as co-head cook at the Elk Horn-Kimballton (IA) School District. While living in Arizona with Howard, her second husband, she worked at Sousa Elementary School.

Hobbies/Interests: was involved in several neighborhood clubs; she was a positive impact on the children she worked around, and always spread joy.

Sources: harlanonline.com, kjan.com, burmeisterjohannsen.com