Jean Marie (Brownlee) MILLS FRY

FRY, BROWNLEE, AUCHAMPACH, MILLS, LUKER, DAHL, LOESCHEN, PALMER, CASTER, ALLEN, TRAPPE, BEALS, NOBLE, MCGAVOCK

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/17/2012 at 19:49:15

December 23, 1927 --- February 20, 2012

Jean Marie Fry, 84, of 425 20th Street SW, Mason City died Monday, (February 20, 2012) at the Rockwell Community Nursing Home. Funeral services for Jean will be held at 10:30 A.M, Thursday, (February 23, 2012) at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 3rd St. NE, Mason City with the Reverend Sid Bohls officiating. Burial will be held at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Wednesday, (February 22, 2012) at Hogan Bremer Moore Colonial Chapel. Memorial contributions may be designated to the Jean Fry memorial fund in care of the family.

Jean Marie Fry was 1 of 12 children born to George and Myrtle Auchampach Brownlee in Popejoy, Iowa on December 23, 1927. Jean attended grade school in Popejoy and later in Iowa Falls. Jean was a waitress in Iowa Falls and was united in marriage to her first husband, J. Fred Mills on May 10, 1945 and to this union, two children were born: Twila and Tanya. Years later, the marriage ended and she married Darwin Fry in 1964 bringing his son, Kip Fry into the family. Jean was a homemaker all of her life taking care of her three precious children. Jean and Darwin enjoyed traveling all around the United States and Europe. Darwin passed away in May of 1987. Jean was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mason City

Jean was an immaculate house keeper and a fabulous cook where the family had many gatherings at her home. Jean enjoyed playing cards and mushroom hunting. Her passion was being in the outdoors, walking, gardening, and attending to her flowers. She also enjoyed reading and had exceptional crocheting skills. Most importantly, her family came first and she enjoyed spending her time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Left to cherish her memory includes her children, Twila (Norm) Luker, Mason City, Tanya (LaVern) Dahl, Mason City and Kip Fry, Grapevine, Texas; grandchildren, Deanna (Duane) Loeschen, Mason City, N. Scott (Elisabeth) Palmer, Carrollton, Texas, Lorri (Steve) Caster, Clive, Iowa, Tiffani (Brad) Allen, Hampton, and Courtny Trappe and her fiancé, Josh Beals, Mason City; great-grandchildren, Brittany, Nate, Parker, Jake, Drake, Derek, Wyatt, Kylie, Tucker, and Sophia; sister, Bernita Noble, Sioux City, Iowa and her sister-in-law, Yvonne McGavock, La Crosse, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, J. Fred and Darwin; siblings, Gerald, Winston, Arlis, Arlene, Phebe, Graydon, Delores, Crystal, Delpha, and Calvin and great- granddaughter, Zimry.

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