Rachel (Glenn) Hegland (1929-2013)
HEGLAND, GLENN, MCCRACKEN, ANDERSON, ROBINSON, ARTLEY, HARKEN, FELDHOFF, KOUSIA
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 1/27/2013 at 22:42:13
From Fredregill Family Funeral Home obituary, Zearing, Story County, Iowa:
Rachel (Glenn) Hegland, age 83, of Story City, formerly of McCallsburg, passed away January 2, 2013 at Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa. Visitation will be from 5 - 7pm on Sunday, January 6, at Bethany Lutheran Church in McCallsburg, Iowa. Funeral services for Rachel will be held at 10am, Monday, January 7, at Bethany Manor in Story City, with burial following in the Roland Cemetery.
Rachel was born to David and Mary (McCracken) Glenn on April 7, 1929, in Gifford, Iowa. She graduated from high school in Union, Iowa in 1947, and from Marshalltown Evangelical Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing as an RN in 1951. After graduation she worked for Dr. Otis Wolfe at the Wolfe Eye Clinic and later at Story County Hospital in Nevada. She married Sherrill O. Hegland on March 17,1952 at Bangor Firends Church. They raised their two children David & Cindy on the family farm near McCallsburg.
Growing up on the farm Rachel liked to help with the field work, the livestock & took pleasure in having a few pets. She was an avid reader, talented seamstress and loved spending time in the kitchen cooking and baking. She was especially good at making homemade bread. Rachel always raised a large garden, canning & freezing her harvest. Rachel enjoyed volunteering: tying quilts, being a member of Friends in Service, helping with church dinners & serving many lunches to American Legion Post # 334. She enjoyed traveling with the family to both coasts, Canada and Mexico in their camper, and with Sherrill to the Bahamas, Hawaii, Alaska and Norway. She was proud of her heritage and enjoyed collecting Irish trinkets. Rachel always made people feel welcome in her home with a cup of hot coffee, homemade goodies and warm conversation.
Rachel is survived by her son David (Marsha) Hegland and her daughter Cindy (Scott) Anderson, all of McCallsburg; grandchildren Sara (Daniel) Robinson of San Antonio, Texas, Justin Hegland of Story City, Iowa, Keith Anderson of McCallsburg, Iowa, and Becky Hegland of North Aurora, Illinois; great-grandchildren Thor and Myra Robinson of San Antonio, Texas; sister Esther Artley of Hampton, Iowa; many nieces and nephews. Rachel was preceded in death by her husband Sherrill, her parents David and Mary Glenn, her twin sister Margaret Harken and husband Ivan, brother Tom Glenn and wife Lucille; niece Mary Feldhoff; in-laws Dan Artley, Esther Hegland, Helen Klousia and husband John, and Robert Hegland. Blessed be the memory of Rachel Hegland.
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