Hron, Arleen (Necas) 1943 - 2018

HRON, NECAS, LUKES, OBRIEN, MARTINEK, GRAGGERT, SMITH, MOON

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:44

Arleen Hron, age 74, of Cresco, IA died, surrounded by her family on Monday, January 8, 2018 at Regional Health Services of Howard County.

Arleen was born March 26, 1943 in Decorah, the only child of Frank and Gladys (Lukes) Necas. She graduated from Crestwood High School in 1962. She married James Hron on March 16, 1964 at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa. Arleen worked in Housekeeping at the Accura Care Center for 25 years.

Arleen enjoyed: reading, playing cards, crossword puzzles, shopping trips, watching WWE Wrestling and other sporting events on tv. Her main passion was gardening; canning the produce and tending to her flowers. She also enjoyed her pets: cats, dogs and rabbits and coloring in her later years. Over the years she wrote many letters to her grandchildren, relatives and former classmates, especially Dee Cole. Most recently she enjoyed all the activities at Accura Care Center; especially winning with her grandson an award at the Care Center’s annual tractor show in 2017. She adored all her children, grandchildren and great-granchildren, attending the sporting events her grandchildren were in and took pride in having three grandchildren who have completed college.

Arleen is survived by three children: Beverly (Tom) O’Brien of Cresco, Greg (Darla) Hron of Protivin, and Theresa (John) Martinek of Cresco; five grandchildren: Heather O’Brien and her significant other, Reggie Moon, Holly O’Brien, Hallie (James) Gragert, Mitchell Martinek and Ryan Martinek; a step-grandchild, Chelsey Smith; two great-grandsons: Mason and Liam Moon; and two step great-grandchildren, Dakota and Zander. Arleen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James in 1975, and a daughter, Diane, who passed away as an infant in 1966.

Source: Lindstrom Funeral Home database

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