Lucille Oberhelman was born April 21, 1916, in rural Livermore, daughter of James and Meredith (Eddy) Anderson. Lucille attended school in rural Corwith. On October 25, 1936, she married Norman Oberhelman at the Zion Lutheran Church in LuVerne. To this union three children were born.
Lucille farmed alongside her husband first in the Corwith and Renwick area and then in 1949, they moved to Wadena, MN for four years. She was a 4-H leader while living in Minnesota. They returned to Iowa and farmed north of Renwick. In 1975, she took nurses aid classes and worked at the new Humboldt Hospital. Lucille and Norman retired into Corwith in 1980. Lucille was a homemaker and a wonderful cook and she loved to play cards, especially cribbage. She took many hunting and fishing trips with her husband. She loved her cat and the many friends she had in Corwith who watched out for her in later years.
In 2008, she moved to the Summit House in Britt until July, 2009 when she became a resident of the Humboldt Care Center North. She died there Monday, June 18, 2012 at the age of 96.
She is survived by a daughter, Delores Clowes and her husband Jim of Hermitage, MO; a son, Ron Oberhelman and his wife Judy of Renwick; nine grandchildren, Garrett Oberhelman and his wife Frankie of LuVerne, Brent Oberhelman of Humboldt, Dacia Oberhelman of Renwick, Michael Oberhelman of Oregon, Curtis Oberhelman of Yankton, SD, Lisa (Oberhelman) Lewis of California, Traci (Oberhelman) Curry of Spencer, Pam (Clowes) Wiethoff of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Cindy (Clowes) Cambridge and her friend John of Denver, CO; six great-grandchildren, Sydney Wiethoff, Matt and Kyle Curry, Trevor and Anna Marie Oberhelman, and Katie and Lori Lewis; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Norman on October 22, 1996; a son, Eugene Oberhelman; her sister, Charlotte Laursen; and her brother, Donald Anderson.
Lucille farmed alongside her husband first in the Corwith and Renwick area and then in 1949, they moved to Wadena, MN for four years. She was a 4-H leader while living in Minnesota. They returned to Iowa and farmed north of Renwick. In 1975, she took nurses aid classes and worked at the new Humboldt Hospital. Lucille and Norman retired into Corwith in 1980. Lucille was a homemaker and a wonderful cook and she loved to play cards, especially cribbage. She took many hunting and fishing trips with her husband. She loved her cat and the many friends she had in Corwith who watched out for her in later years.
In 2008, she moved to the Summit House in Britt until July, 2009 when she became a resident of the Humboldt Care Center North. She died there Monday, June 18, 2012 at the age of 96.
She is survived by a daughter, Delores Clowes and her husband Jim of Hermitage, MO; a son, Ron Oberhelman and his wife Judy of Renwick; nine grandchildren, Garrett Oberhelman and his wife Frankie of LuVerne, Brent Oberhelman of Humboldt, Dacia Oberhelman of Renwick, Michael Oberhelman of Oregon, Curtis Oberhelman of Yankton, SD, Lisa (Oberhelman) Lewis of California, Traci (Oberhelman) Curry of Spencer, Pam (Clowes) Wiethoff of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Cindy (Clowes) Cambridge and her friend John of Denver, CO; six great-grandchildren, Sydney Wiethoff, Matt and Kyle Curry, Trevor and Anna Marie Oberhelman, and Katie and Lori Lewis; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Norman on October 22, 1996; a son, Eugene Oberhelman; her sister, Charlotte Laursen; and her brother, Donald Anderson.
Lucille Oberhelman was born April 21, 1916, in rural Livermore, daughter of James and Meredith (Eddy) Anderson. Lucille attended school in rural Corwith. On October 25, 1936, she married Norman Oberhelman at the Zion Lutheran Church in LuVerne. To this union three children were born.
Lucille farmed alongside her husband first in the Corwith and Renwick area and then in 1949, they moved to Wadena, MN for four years. She was a 4-H leader while living in Minnesota. They returned to Iowa and farmed north of Renwick. In 1975, she took nurses aid classes and worked at the new Humboldt Hospital. Lucille and Norman retired into Corwith in 1980. Lucille was a homemaker and a wonderful cook and she loved to play cards, especially cribbage. She took many hunting and fishing trips with her husband. She loved her cat and the many friends she had in Corwith who watched out for her in later years.
In 2008, she moved to the Summit House in Britt until July, 2009 when she became a resident of the Humboldt Care Center North. She died there Monday, June 18, 2012 at the age of 96.
She is survived by a daughter, Delores Clowes and her husband Jim of Hermitage, MO; a son, Ron Oberhelman and his wife Judy of Renwick; nine grandchildren, Garrett Oberhelman and his wife Frankie of LuVerne, Brent Oberhelman of Humboldt, Dacia Oberhelman of Renwick, Michael Oberhelman of Oregon, Curtis Oberhelman of Yankton, SD, Lisa (Oberhelman) Lewis of California, Traci (Oberhelman) Curry of Spencer, Pam (Clowes) Wiethoff of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Cindy (Clowes) Cambridge and her friend John of Denver, CO; six great-grandchildren, Sydney Wiethoff, Matt and Kyle Curry, Trevor and Anna Marie Oberhelman, and Katie and Lori Lewis; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Norman on October 22, 1996; a son, Eugene Oberhelman; her sister, Charlotte Laursen; and her brother, Donald Anderson.
Lucille farmed alongside her husband first in the Corwith and Renwick area and then in 1949, they moved to Wadena, MN for four years. She was a 4-H leader while living in Minnesota. They returned to Iowa and farmed north of Renwick. In 1975, she took nurses aid classes and worked at the new Humboldt Hospital. Lucille and Norman retired into Corwith in 1980. Lucille was a homemaker and a wonderful cook and she loved to play cards, especially cribbage. She took many hunting and fishing trips with her husband. She loved her cat and the many friends she had in Corwith who watched out for her in later years.
In 2008, she moved to the Summit House in Britt until July, 2009 when she became a resident of the Humboldt Care Center North. She died there Monday, June 18, 2012 at the age of 96.
She is survived by a daughter, Delores Clowes and her husband Jim of Hermitage, MO; a son, Ron Oberhelman and his wife Judy of Renwick; nine grandchildren, Garrett Oberhelman and his wife Frankie of LuVerne, Brent Oberhelman of Humboldt, Dacia Oberhelman of Renwick, Michael Oberhelman of Oregon, Curtis Oberhelman of Yankton, SD, Lisa (Oberhelman) Lewis of California, Traci (Oberhelman) Curry of Spencer, Pam (Clowes) Wiethoff of Highlands Ranch, CO, and Cindy (Clowes) Cambridge and her friend John of Denver, CO; six great-grandchildren, Sydney Wiethoff, Matt and Kyle Curry, Trevor and Anna Marie Oberhelman, and Katie and Lori Lewis; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Norman on October 22, 1996; a son, Eugene Oberhelman; her sister, Charlotte Laursen; and her brother, Donald Anderson.
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