HOTSON, Sylvia G. 1920-2005

HOTSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 3/9/2005 at 22:36:36

Sylvia Geneva Hotson, 84, of Northwood, died Thursday, March 3, 2005, at the Manly Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. There will be a private family graveside services held at the Woodbury Cemetery, Lyle, Minnesota, with Reverend Barbara Finley-Shea of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, Minnesota officiating. According to her wishes her body was cremated. Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, is in charge of the arrangements. The family of Sylvia Geneva Hotson has requested that memorial contributions be made to Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, Minnesota in her memory.

Sylvia Geneva Hotson was born on November 16, 1920, in rural Worth County, Iowa, the daughter of Sever and Julia (Olson) Pederson. She graduated from Otranto, Iowa High School and received her L.P.N. degree from the Austin Vocational School. Sylvia was employed at the St. Olaf Hospital in Austin, Minnesota, and worked throughout the hospital but mostly in the Geriatrics department. She was united in marriage to Dean Hotson on December 22, 1938, in St. Ansgar, Iowa. He preceded her in death on March 20, 1987. She enjoyed doing word puzzles, but her great love and enjoyment was her family. She was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, Minnesota.

Left to cherish her memory are her children; Helen Orvedal and her husband Dennis of Northwood, and Richard Hotson of Corning, California; six grandchildren; Annette Stein and her husband Ed of Northwood, Jody Orvedal of Northwood, Stacie Dingman and her husband Dan of Mason City, Rick Hotson of Los Angeles, California, Lynn VanderPlas and her husband Dave of Oregon, and Kathy Bevier and her husband Stan of Corning, California; four great-grandchildren and two very special great-grandchildren; Hunter and Alli Dingman; one sister; Hilda Lerud of Valley City, North Dakota; one brother; Olaf Pederson of St. Ansgar, Iowa; two sisters-in-law; Arlene Hotson of Austin, Minnesota, and Ruth Hotson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; as well as other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dean Hotson; one sister; Clara Dieterichs and her husband Ray; one sister-in-law; Bonnie Pederson; and a brother-in-law; Orris Lerud.

Source: Northwood Anchor Online, 3/09/2005.