Lillian Phyllis (Bohlen) CAMPBELL

CAMPBELL, BOHLEN, LARSEN, ANDERSON, SCOTT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/27/2015 at 20:28:17

September 24, 1927 --- November 22, 2015

Lillian P. Campbell, age 88, of Belmond, died Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, with her family by her side at Mercy Medical Center of North Iowa in Mason City. Private family funeral services will be held. Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane S., in Belmond. The family desires memorial contributions be made in Lillian P. Campbell’s name to the Belmond Public Library Foundation and/or the American Cancer Society.

Lillian Phyllis Campbell was born to Clarence and Sylvia Bohlen in Alexander, Iowa on September 24, 1927. The youngest of their three daughters. At eight years old, Lil was helping on the family farm and helped deliver some livestock to John Campbell who had a nine year old boy with him. As fate would have it Lil met that same boy again shortly after WWII and Jack and Lil were instant sweethearts who married on August 14, 1947. They moved to the farm south of Belmond where Lil and Jack farmed and were blessed with four children. Jack passed away in 1982, Lil continued to live and work on the family farm operated by her son Duncan.

Lil was a talented basketball player for Alexander High School. She graduated in 1945. After graduating Lil went to business school in Des Moines and worked as a secretary for a short time before marrying Jack. Lil loved to bowl, enjoyed travelling, was an artist of many talents including hand-thrown pottery and delicate beadwork. Lil's pride and joy was the farmplace. She was meticulous in its care and enjoyed decorating the outdoors for holidays. Her most favorite memories were going to Mannheim Steamroller concerts.

She is preceded in death by parents, her husband Jack, her daughter Timathe and her two sisters, Frances Larsen, Berniece Anderson Scott. Lillian is survived by her three sons, Lance (Meg), Rod (Dale) and Duncan (Connie). Grandsons John (Trudy), Jason, Jeremy (Jill), Grace, Rod Jr.(Heather) Samantha (Daniel),and Michelle (Mark) and many grandchildren.

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