Shelby Jean (Lancaster) TOUSSAINT

TOUSSAINT, LANCASTER, PETERSON, LENTZ

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/4/2011 at 13:10:35

Shelby Jean Lancaster Toussaint

August 20, 1939 --- November 1, 2011

It is with great sadness that our beloved Shelby passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011. She is now reunited with her husband, Jim; her son, Marty Von; her parents, Allen and Aletha; her stepfather, Elmer Peterson; and her brother, Don; all who preceded her in death. She married Jim Toussaint on Oct. 11, 1959, in Dows. To this union two sons, Bradley James and Marty Von, were born. Shelby was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Shelby Jean Lancaster Toussaint was born Aug. 20, 1939, in Blairsburg, to William Allen and Aletha (Lentz) Lancaster. She was confirmed at First Lutheran Church in Dows and graduated from Dows High School in 1957. She attended Iowa State Teachers College, where she was a member of Delta Delta Phi Sorority. After graduating from Cosmetology School in Des Moines, she began her career in her beauty/barber shop in Ellsworth, from which she retired after 29 years. After retiring, she began volunteering at Mary Greeley Medical Center in different areas, such as catering and seasonal decorating. She very much enjoyed the hospital work family. She also volunteered at First United Methodist Church in its Food at First meals program. She spent her life lending a helping hand to others, always lovingly sharing her heart, knowledge and talents.

Cherishing her memories are her son, Brad, and wife, Kelly; granddaughter, Farin Lee; grandson, Nickolas James; and her lovable Bichon Frise dog, Je’na.

A visitation of family and friends will be from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2011, at Soderstrum Funeral Home in Story City. A private family service will follow the visitation.

Ames Tribune - Ames, Iowa
November 3, 2011