Kathleen Ann Hickson 1948-2011

HICKSON PAULING PUHRMANN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/24/2012 at 11:32:19

Sioux City Journal
June 16, 2011

Kathleen Ann Hickson, 62, of Sioux City passed away Friday, June 10, 2011, at her residence.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Russell Senstad officiating. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com.

Kathleen was born June 21, 1948, in Le Mars, Iowa, the daughter of Harold and Viola (Pauling) Puhrmann. She attended school and graduated from Paullina (Iowa) High School.

Kathleen married James "Lloyd" Hickson on May 3, 1975, in Germantown, Iowa. They made their home in Sioux City until 1987, when they moved to Brown's Lake. She and Lloyd were foster parents for many years. Lloyd died on Dec. 13, 2000.

Kathleen was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She also enjoyed gardening, socializing and cooking.

She is survived by a daughter, Angela and Jon DeBruin of Sioux Falls, S.D.; a son, Justin and Ann Hickson of St. Paul, Minn.; five grandchildren, Garrett, Thomas and Sean Hickson and Dakota and Jake DeBruin; three sisters, Ronda and Steve Ebel of Las Vegas, Nev., Rita and Brad Harms of Paullina, and Barb and Dean Rice of Paullina; nieces, nephews and other relatives; and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Viola Puhrmann; and her husband, James "Lloyd" Hickson.