Headington, Edel Harriet (Solum) 1930 - 2018

HEADINGTON, SOLUM, GUTTORMSON, LEVERNIER, NELSON, MURRAY, NJEMANZE, NELSON, JACOBSON, HAGEMAN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:42

Edel Harriet Headington, age 87, of Decorah, IA, died Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Accura HealthCare in Cresco, IA, where she was a resident.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 19, 2018 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Burial will be in Russell Cemetery in rural Decorah.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday, one before the service, at First Lutheran Church.

Edel was born December 29, 1930 at home in Madison Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, the daughter of Hans and Esther (Guttormson) Solum. She was baptized and confirmed at Madison Lutheran Church. Edel received her education in Madison and Lincoln Country Schools and Ridgeway and Decorah High Schools. She married John C. W. (Jack) Headington in the Madison Lutheran Church on December 18, 1948. They were blessed with four children: Ellen, Mary, John and Kara.

Edel worked in retail at Town and Country Jewelers and Anundsen Book Center for many years before becoming a cook at the Decorah High School. She retired from this position in the Decorah School District. Edel was a clever seamstress, sewing for her family, many, many weddings and also made the coronation dresses for the Luther College Homecoming for years. She really enjoyed her flower gardens. Edel was a member of First Lutheran Church and active in circle.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Vernon Solum and Carrol (LuAnn) Solum; and grandson Joseph John Headington.

Edel is survived by her husband, Jack Headington; four children: Ellen (Joe) Levernier of Hopkins, MN, Mary (Jerry) Nelson of Tiffin, IA, John (Barb) Headington and Kara Headington of Decorah; eight grandchildren: Daniel (Melonie) Levernier, Brentwood, TN, Dr. Brian Levernier, Minneapolis, MN, Zackariah and Mikaila Murray, Philip (Shawn) Headington, Curtis (Ashley) Headington, all of Decorah, Ericka Njemanze, Oakland, CA, and Erik Nelson, Tiffin, IA; thirteen great-granddaughters and six great-grandsons; a brother, David (Carol) Solum, Decorah, sister-in-law Joan Solum, Dresbach, MN, sister-in-law Mildred Jacobson, Decorah, and brother-in-law Paul (Dick) Headington and Mary Lou Hageman, Decorah.

Memorials to be directed to the Russell Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 353, Decorah, IA 52101.

Source: Fjelstul Funeral Home database

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