James, Daisy June (1924 – 2008)

JAMES, LIDGETT, WHILTSHIRE, IMSIEK, GOOD, STEIN, GANSKOW

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 23:24:30

Name of deceased: Daisy June James (nee Lidgett)

Aged: 83 yrs, 11 mo, 7 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, IA

Born: Nov. 16, 1924, Elgin, NE

Died: Oct. 23, 2008, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, Congregational United Church of Christ, Harlan, IA; Pastor Donna Ewert and Pastor Roger Good officiated. Burial in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA.

Survived by: Sons, Hanley James of NC, Rusty (spouse, Claudia) James of Des Moines, IA, and Michael (Kay) James of Council Bluffs, IA; daughter, Patty (spouse, Pete) Stein of Portsmouth, IA; sister, Dona Ganskow of Marbury, MD; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John Lewis and Daisy (nee Whiltshire) Lidgett; husband, George Hanley James deceased June 19, 1973); sisters, Dolly Imsiek and Roma Good

Education: attended school in Elgin and Neligh, NE

Marriage: George Hanley James, Jan. 18, 1940, Yankton, SD

Employment: After move to Harlan in 1941, was employed as a waitress by Ray and Fern Rasmussen; helped farmers in the area; with spouse, farmed a rented farm south of Harlan

Hobbies/Interests: cooking, crocheting, reading, working crossword puzzles, playing cards with her grandchildren, enjoyed babysitting after she retired; favorite color was red, and was known as a thrifty individual.

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