Pokorny, Mary Belle (Dausel) (1923 – 2022)

POKORNY, DAUSEL, THOMPSON, LEWIS, SWANSON, NIELSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/22/2022 at 19:07:25

Name of deceased: Mary Belle Pokorny (nee Dausel)

Aged: 99 yrs, 7 mo, 7 days

Residence: Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA

Born: March 18, 1923; Turin, Monona County, IA

Died: Oct. 25, 2022; Avoca Specialty Care, Avoca, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Marie Elizabeth Pokorny (spouse, Robert Thompson) of Greenville, NC, and Catherine Ann (spouse, James) Lewis, Coralville, IA; sons, Philip Andrew Pokorny (spouse, Patricia) of Gladstone, MO and Paul Joseph Pokorny (SO, Erin Swanson) of Omaha, NE; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 3 step-great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Viggo and Anna Kathrina (nee Nielsen) Dausel; husband of 64 years, Andrew; son, Thomas Jerome Pokorny; granddaughter, Jennifer Marie Lewis; brothers, Walter, John Harlen, Leo, Floyd, and Viggo (“Ike”) Dausel

Education: Graduated from Onawa (IA) High School and Normal Teacher's College, Sioux City, IA

Religious affiliation: Member, St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; was active for many years in the women's guild

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Andrew Louis Pokorny; May 29, 1944; St. John's Catholic Church, Onawa, IA

Employment: Farmer’s wife

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed walking, gardening, raising flowers, crocheting baby booties and lace for pillowcases, tatting lace for handkerchiefs, sewing clothes, polka dancing, playing the piano by ear, baking rhubarb and cherry pies, eating corn on the cob, and memories of teaching grade school in a one-room country school in Monona County, IA; she also enjoyed working crossword puzzles, watching game shows, but mostly she loved visiting her children and grandchildren

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com