Jean Judith (Ahlstrom) TREY

AHLSTROM, TREY, HINMAN, LANTZ, HASHMAN, ROSE, BURNS, STEPHENS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:50

November 13, 1924 ---- July 1, 2018

Jean J. Trey, 93, of Parkersburg, Iowa, died July 1, 2018, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice House in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Jean Judith Ahlstrom was born November 13, 1924, at Belmond, Iowa to Gunnar and Ellen (Hinman) Ahlstrom. She attended and enjoyed country school and later graduated from Belmond High School. Jean received a 2-year teaching degree from Iowa State Teacher's College and taught elementary school in several Iowa schools before returning to college at Iowa State University where she received her degree in home economics education. She was employed as a home economics teacher in Parkersburg, Iowa when she met her husband Paul Trey. The couple married on July 24, 1955. They had 3 children.

A lover of nature, Jean enjoyed gardening and preserving food and passed on her cooking and sewing skills to many, including her children. She shared her love of nature and learning with her children by spending time in parks and other outdoor activities. She had a deep love for her native state of Iowa. Jean was never far from a book. Her reading interests ranged from classics to espionage and mysteries to health information. She enjoyed many trips to see other parts for the country and the world but especially to visit her children and grandchildren.

Her faith was central to her life. Jean was a member of the Parkersburg Christian Reformed Church for over 60 years. She served in the church by teaching Bible School and Catechism, leading Bible studies and serving as president of Ladies Aid and the Women's League.

Jean is survived by her brother, Paul (Nancy) Ahlstrom of Clarion, Iowa, her children Ellen (Eric) Lantz of Pomeroy, Iowa, George (Elly) Trey of South Bend, Indiana and Sonja (Jeff) Hashman of Pittsburg, Kansas, Grandchildren Rebekah (Matt) Rose, Josiah (Ashlee) Hashman, Hannah (Aaron) Burns, Micah Hashman, 3 great-grandchildren Jackson, Owen and Thompson Rose and niece and nephew Kim Stephens and Kevin Ahlstrom. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Trey, Parents Gunnar and Ellen Ahlstrom, Parents-in-law Herman and Anne Trey and sister-in-law Mary Trey.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, August 4th, at 10:30 AM at the Parkersburg Christian Reformed Church. Memorials may be left to the Parkersburg Christian Reformed Church or the Paula J. Baber Hospice House. The Sietsema Funeral Home of Ackley is assisting the family with arrangements.

"But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" — I Corinthians 15:57

Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier -- Iowa
July 5, 2018