Kay Lynn (Hossman) JESSEN

JESSEN, HOSSMAN, WISE, SCHULTZ, ELL, ZIGRANG, MORRIS, SNYDER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/5/2011 at 13:07:45

March 21, 1961 -- April 3, 2011

Kay Lynn Jessen, the daughter of Francis E. and Donna J. (Wise) Hossman, was born March 21, 1961, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She was raised and educated in Eagle Grove. Kay married Robert Jessen, Jr. on March 25, 1977, in Eagle Grove and the couple had three daughters: Sara, Becky and Megan. The couple later divorced. Kay worked as a cook and housekeeper for the Rotary Homes in Eagle Grove the last 13 years. She enjoyed flowers, watching old movies and comedies, collecting spoons and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren.

Kay passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2011, due to injuries sustained from a fire in her home, at the age of 50 years. She was preceded in death by her father, Francis and grandparents: Frank and Ann Hossman and Henry and Jessie Schultz. Survivors include her daughters: Sara Ell and husband Ryan of Eagle Grove, Becky Zigrang and husband Jean of Clarion, Megan Morris and husband Jason of Goldfield; four grandchildren: Mackenze Ell, Brandon Zigrang, Paige and Trentyn Morris; mother, Donna Hossman of Eagle Grove; sister, Gloria Snyder of Goldfield, niece, Stacy Snyder of Goldfield and Holly Jessen of Goldfield.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011, 10:00 a.m. at Grace Evangelical Free Church in Eagle Grove with Pastor John Nett officiating. Visitation is Thursday from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Foust Funeral Home in Eagle Grove. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Eagle Grove. Memorials will be left to the discretion of the family.

Foust Funeral Home - Eagle Grove, Iowa
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Eagle Grove woman dies in house fire
No cause of death reported yet

By SANDY MICKELSON, Messenger staff writer

EAGLE GROVE - A 50-year-old Eagle Grove woman died in a house fire early Sunday morning. The body of Kay Jessen was taken by Foust Funeral Home to the office of the state medical examiner in Ankeny for an autopsy, said Eagle Grove Fire Chief Gary Lalor. No cause of death has been released. The fire remains under investigation by the state fire marshal. Lalor said the fire was reported at 6:44 a.m. by a neighbor to the west of Jessen's small, one-bedroom house on Southeast Sixth Street. He said 17 firefighters responded, with aid from the Eagle Grove Police Department and the Eagle Grove ambulance service.

"My entry team had the actual fire under control in probably 10 minutes," Lalor said. "I have a very well-trained group of volunteers." Firefighters were on the scene until noon. "I would consider the house a total loss," Lalor said. "When they paged this, they paged it as possibly one occupant in the house." Because of this, Lalor said he contacted the fire marshal immediately after realizing there had been a death. "We actually had two representatives from the state fire marshal's office today. They were here probably within three hours of us being paged."

Jessen worked at the Rotary Ann Home in Eagle Grove. The administrator there declined to comment on the fatal fire. There were no injuries to firefighters, and there were no pets in the house, Lalor added. Gary Lalor has been a part of the Volunteer Fire Department in Eagle Grove for more than 40 years and has been chief since 1993. "In a small town like this," he said, "your chances of knowing the people are extremely good, and that just adds to the difficulty."

April 4, 2011
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