Ardis Elaine (Rockwood) BRIGGS

ROCKWOOD, BRIGGS, GODFREY, VAN’T HUL, KRAFT

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:07:03

Ardis Elaine (Rockwood) Briggs
August 4, 1941 --- January 22, 2017

Ardis Elaine Briggs, age 75, of Norwalk, Iowa died surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 22, 2017.

Ardis Elaine, an identical twin-daughter of Wilder and Ardis (Godfrey) Rockwood, was born along with her sister, Eleanor Elizabeth, in Renwick, Iowa on August 4, 1941. They grew up on a farm near Lu Verne, Iowa, graduating from Lu Verne High School with the Class of 1959. She attended Iowa State for a year, moving to Des Moines and attended AIB for a junior accounting degree. Following school she worked for Look Magazine in Des Moines. During this time she met her husband Jerry Lee Briggs of Des Moines. They were married June 29, 1964 and to this union had two daughters, Julie and Pamela.

Elaine was a homemaker raising her two daughters and being active in their scouting activities. She returned to work in 1977 for Amoco Oil in accounting. In 1994 she went to CDS Global until her retirement in 2009. She enjoyed sewing, baking, crotchet, knitting, and ceramics. She liked to go to the casino, and these last couple of years she really enjoyed gaming on her iPad.

She is survived by her husband, Jerry Briggs of Norwalk; two daughters, Julie Van’t Hul of Oakland, California and Pam (Brent) Kraft of Sheldon, Iowa; and two grandchildren, Alex and Carter Kraft. She was preceded in death by her parents; identical twin-sister, Eleanor on April 12, 2014; and a son-in-law, Jeff Van’t Hul in 1995.

A private graveside service will be held at the Lu Verne Cemetery, Lu Verne, Iowa, with burial near her immediate family. Memorial contributions in her name to Mercy Hospice or American Diabetes Association will be accepted.

O’Leary Funeral Services in Norwalk, Iowa assisted with arrangements.

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