Frederickson, Mary Prudentia ("Prue") (Tinsley) (1925 - 2023

FREDERICKSON, TINSLEY, GALBRAITH, LEUSCHEN, CHRISTENSEN, BYRD, COOK

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/29/2023 at 13:54:42

Name of deceased: Mary Prudentia (“Prue”) Frederickson (nee Tinsley)

Aged: 98 yrs, 8 mo, 12 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: March 13, 1925; Child Savings Institute, Omaha, Douglas County, NE; adopted at 3 weeks by Hazel and Cline Tinsley

Died: Nov. 26, 2023; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Dec. 15, 2023; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Daughters, Mirandi (spouse, Terry) Galbraith of Celina, TX, Sandra Leuschen of Harlan, IA, Kerri (spouse, Jeff) Christensen of Schuyler, NE, and Staci (spouse, David) Byrd of Denton, TX; 7 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hazel and Cline Tinsley; stepmother, Louise (nee Cook) Tinsley; husband, Dean Frederickson

Education: Attended and graduated from Harlan High School, Harlan, IA, where she was homecoming queen during her senior year. After high school, she attended Monticello College, Alton, IL where she pursued a teaching degree

Religious affiliation: was very active at the Congregational Church and was always the first to volunteer for making noodles, working funerals, bazaars, dinners, and many other things.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Dean "Dusty" Frederickson; June 4, 1947; Harlan, IA

Employment: After attending Monticello College for 2 years, Prue returned to Harlan to work for her father at Tinsley Jewelry Store. After Dean completed his military service, they moved to Iowa City, IA where he attended the University of Iowa and Prue worked at Hands Jewelry. After Dean graduated, they moved back to Harlan and Prue returned to Tinsley Jewelry.

Hobbies/Interests: Volunteered for numerous organizations including the Girl Scouts, the hospital auxiliary, PEO (Philanthropic Educational Organization), the Iowa Mother's Association, Meals on Wheels, and Relay for Life; she had a passion for cooking; enjoyed camping in Wyoming, spending the summers at Lake Okoboji, IA, spending winters in Maui, flying with Dean in his airplane, and tailgating at Iowa Hawkeye football games. In her later years, Prue was known as "Honeybun" the clown, and she entertained at birthday parties, town parades, and visited the hospital and nursing homes.

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com