Stephenson, Julia (Mrs. Harry) 1897-1988

STEPHENSON, JEPSEN

Posted By: Wilma J. Vande Berg - volunteer (email)
Date: 10/29/2015 at 05:31:53

Hawarden Independent of Jan 28, 1988

Julia Stephenson, 90, of Alcester died Wednesday, January 20, 1988, in a hospital in Hawarden. .
Services were Saturday, January 23, 1988 in United Methodist Church in Hawarden, with the Rev. Ronald Nuss Warren officiating. Burial was in Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. A prayer service was Friday, January 22, 1988 in the Dow Funeral Home in Hawarden. Casket bearers were: David Warner, Tim Warner, Dirk Peterson, Darrell Warner, Terry Warner and Steve Mclnnis.

Mrs. Stephenson, the former Julia Jepsen, was born July 27, 1897, in Sioux County. She attended rural school in Sioux County and Union County in South Dakota. She married Harry Stephenson February 20, 1917, in Union County. The couple farmed in Hawarden, Chatsworth and Alcester areas until 1967 when they retired. He died March 24,1978 and she moved into Alcester in 1986. Mrs. Stephenson was a member of United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a son, Harold of Alcester; two sisters, Mrs. Mae Lamoureux and Mrs. Marie Mclnnis, both of Akron; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.