Kathryn "Katie" Marie (Oxley) Amenson (1928-2018)
AMENSON, OXLEY, TILLOTSON, BALDUS, BARNETT, FRY, BANKS, BREER, DOBSON, MCWILLIAMS, WEATHERMAN
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:14
Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.
Kathryn "Katie" Marie Amenson was born on June 12, 1928 in Nevada, Iowa to Owen “Sam” and Marjorie (Tillotson) Oxley. She graduated from Nevada High School in 1945 and married Harry Amenson on June 16, 1946. Katie and Harry lived in Nevada and Roland until moving to Story City in 2015. Katie worked for Donnelly’s doing home typing and then as a secretary at Iowa State University in Information Services for many years.
Katie was a long-time member of Bergen Lutheran Church. She enjoyed dancing, camping, going on motorcycle rides and trips, and spending her winters in Mesa, Arizona. Katie was an excellent cook and baker and generously shared her bounty with others. Family was most important to Katie with grandchildren and great grandchildren holding a special place in her heart.
Katie passed away surrounded by her family on January 2, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines at the age of 89.
Katie is survived by her husband, Harry of Story City; two sons, Jerry (Deb) Amenson of Des Moines and Craig (Pam) Amenson of Ankeny; a daughter, Deb (Tom) Baldus of Osage, IA ; seven grandchildren, Mark (Kaleigh), Kevin (Jessie), Tyler (Kelly), Mandy (Chris), Abby, Derek (Tammy) and Jereme (Jes); nine great grandchildren; a brother, Donald (Bev) Oxley; and five sisters, Wanda Barnett, Maxine Fry, Joan Banks, Pauline Breer and Janice (Max) Dobson; In-laws Jack McWilliams, Bessie McWilliams and Louise Amenson; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Brian Amenson; two brothers, Howard and Owen Oxley; a sister, Nancy Weatherman; five brothers-in-law, Dean Barnett, John Fry, Wilbert Breer, Laurence Banks, Jr., Bob Weatherman and Argyll Amenson and a sister-in-law, Wilma Oxley.
Service
Saturday 6 Jan
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Bergen Lutheran
101 West maple
Roland, IA 50236
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