Pauline "Polly" (Hilderbrand) Henry (1919-2013)

HENRY, HILDERBRAND, KRUGER, FUHRMAN, MUEGGENBERG, BYRD, FRAKES, WHYTE

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 3/9/2013 at 11:34:01

From Adams & Soderstrum Funeral Home obituary, Story County, Iowa:

Obituary for Pauline "Polly" Henry
Pauline “Polly” was born on October 3, 1919 on a farm near Goldfield, Iowa, the daughter of Roy and Myrtle Hilderbrand. She graduated from Goldfield in 1937 and from the American Institute of Business (AIB) in Des Moines, IA. She worked as a county clerk at the Wright County Courthouse in Clarion , IA; as a stenographer – typist for the US Employment Service in Fort Dodge, IA; as a stenographer – secretary for the Army Air Force Bombardier School in Big Spring, TX; as an accountant for Gambles in Oelwein, IA; and from 1961 – 1984 as an interviewer, clerk, secretary for the Newton Job Service in Newton, IA. On August 28, 1941, Pauline married Bill Henry.

Bill’s promotions as a Rock Island Railroad Agent allowed for Pauline’s numerous jobs. After they retired, Pauline and Bill traveled to many countries and enjoyed most of the states and Canada with their Sunday School pals from Newton. She was an Elder at the United Presbyterian Church. She loved to bake cookies, pies, muffins, cinnamon rolls, and deserts. She and Bill delivered her sweet treats and meals on wheels in Newton for many years. She loved babysitting her grandchildren and holding her great grandchildren.
After 40 years in Newton, Pauline and Bill lived four years at the Meadows in Clarion and lived 13 years at the Timberland Village in Story City to be closer to her daughter and family.

Survivors include: her daughter, Vicki and John Kruger, her son-in-law; three grandchildren, Kristine (Devin) Fuhrman of Ankeny, Michael (Heather) Kruger of Huxley, Kimberly (Eric) Mueggenberg of Des Moines; five great grandchildren, McKenna and Kaylin Fuhrman, Braden and Breanna Kruger and Lilly Mueggenberg; and two sisters, Rose Mary Byrd of New Hampton, IA and Rodean Frakes of Goldfield, IA.

She was preceded in death by Bill in 2011, her parents, her sister Marjorie Whyte and brothers-in-law John Whyte and Charles Byrd.

Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church Choir.

FEB 6 Funeral Service
Immanuel Lutheran Church
604 Lafayette Ave.
Story City, IA, US, 50248

Cemetery Details
Story City Municipal Cemetery
Story City, IA, 50248

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