Funeral services for Dorothy Harden, 81, of
Aurelia, will be 1:30 P.M. Monday, February 13, 2006, at the First
United Methodist Church in Aurelia with Pastor Harold Werley
officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Aurelia.
Visitation will be Sunday from 2:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., with the
family being present from 2:00 to 5:00, at the Redig Funeral Home in
Aurelia.
Dorothy died Thursday, February 9, 2006, of
injuries sustained in an automobile accident south of Aurelia.
Dorothy Ann Lee was born on October 23,
1924, the daughter of Orville and Bertha (Bartels) Lee at Le Mars, IA.
She graduated from the Le Mars High School and attended the Iowa State
Teachers College in Cedar Falls, IA, for two years and received her
teaching certificate. Dorothy taught kindergarten at Lake View for two
years. On September 26, 1947 Dorothy married Virgil E, (Pete) Harden in
Le Mars. Dorothy was the Pitcher Township Clerk from 1969 until 1976.
Dorothy was a member of the First United
Methodist Church in Aurelia, Martha Circle, and Maple Valley Friendship
Club. She enjoyed spending time with her family, golf, and trips to
Sloan.
Preceding Dorothy in death were her parents,
her husband Virgil on August 29, 2002, infant daughter Deborah Lynn, and
two brothers-in-law, Alfred Felton and Bob Moss.
Survivors include one daughter, Sue and her husband Don Kramer of New
Richmond, WI, one son, Chuck and his wife Marilyn Harden of Des Moines,
five grandchildren; Allison and her husband Andy Pattee of Oskaloosa,
IA, Brian Kramer and Wendy Harden both of Minneapolis, MN, Jen and her
husband Tony Medici of Des Moines, and Sara and her husband Aaron Turner
of Des Moines, and two great-grandsons, Aiden and Brock Turner, and one
sister, Jeanie Moss of Cleveland, OH, and nieces and nephews and other
relatives and friends.
