Elizabeth Hanson, 88, Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2001, at Lyon Manor Nursing and Rehab Center in Rock Rapids.
Services were Monday, Aug. 6, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids. The Rev. Henry Thorberg officiated. Burial was in Flower Field Cemetery, Hills.
Elizabeth Arends was born to Reemt and Gesina (Ennenga) Arends on March 9, 1913, in Steen. She attended school in Steen and graduated from high school in 1932.
She married Albert E. Hanson on Dec. 3, 1938, in Paullina, Iowa. Her husband's work with the Illinois Central Railroad took them to a number of Iowa communities. His last position with the railroad was in Rock Rapids where they moved in 1954. While in Rock Rapids she had a number of different cleaning jobs. Her favorite was taking care of the classrooms at Central Lyon High School.
Mrs. Hanson was an excellent cook, and her apple pies were everyone's favorite. After retirement they continued to enjoy gardening and travel. They particularly enjoyed the trips they made to Norway and Germany. In their later years they were active in the Dinner Date program in Rock Rapids, attending until they became residents of Lyon Manor Nursing Home and Rehab Center.
Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, James and Susan Hanson, Le Claire, Iowa; one daughter and son-in-law, Evelyn and James Vance Kelso III, Peachtree City, Ga.; one grandson, Matthew Kelso, Peachtree City; and a twin sister, Alice Borchers, Beaver Creek.
Mrs. Hanson was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Albert Hanson, three brothers, John, Ralph and Arend Arends, and three sisters, Fannie Arends, Anna Taubert and Mabel Herrlein.
Roste Funeral Home, Rock Rapids, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.