Fern Tucker
March 10, 1922 — September 6, 2007
Fern May Tucker, the daughter of Charles William and Vera Viola (Comstock) Tucker was born on the family farm near Tennant, Iowa, on March 10, 1922. She attended grade school at the Pleasant Ridge Country School and continued her education at the Tennant Consolidated School and graduated with the Class of 1938.
She attended Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, Nebraska, and began to work at Barnhart Press in Omaha after graduating from business school. She worked as a secretary at Barnhart Press until she retired after more than forty years in their employment.
She was a devoted daughter, sister, and aunt. Her nieces and nephews were her pride and joy.
Fern died on Wednesday, September 6, 2007, at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, having attained the age eighty-five years, five months, and twenty-seven days. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Kenneth Tucker, her sister-in-law Doris Tucker, and an infant nephew, Craig Tucker.
Fern is survived by her sisters Frances and her husband Glen Wilson of Hemet, California and Eunice and her husband Clifford Smith of Walnut, Iowa; sister-in-law, Jacquetta Tucker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her nephews: Kit Wilson and his wife Mary of Orange, California, Tom Tucker and his wife Diane of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mark Smith and his wife Barb of Elk Horn, Iowa, and David Smith and his wife Diane of Cook, Nebraska; her niece Susan Tucker of Kansas City, Missouri; other family members and friends.
A funeral service was held on Monday, September 10, 2007, at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, Iowa. Pastor Orris Drake officiated at the 2:00 PM service. Marge Ahrenholtz was the accompanist and Barb Smith was the vocalist. Serving as casket bearers were Tom Tucker, Bradley Tucker, Brian Tucker, Mark Smith, Tom Gaer, and David Smith. Interment was held at the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Iowa.
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She attended Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, Nebraska, and began to work at Barnhart Press in Omaha after graduating from business school. She worked as a secretary at Barnhart Press until she retired after more than forty years in their employment.
She was a devoted daughter, sister, and aunt. Her nieces and nephews were her pride and joy.
Fern died on Wednesday, September 6, 2007, at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, having attained the age eighty-five years, five months, and twenty-seven days. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Kenneth Tucker, her sister-in-law Doris Tucker, and an infant nephew, Craig Tucker.
Fern is survived by her sisters Frances and her husband Glen Wilson of Hemet, California and Eunice and her husband Clifford Smith of Walnut, Iowa; sister-in-law, Jacquetta Tucker of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her nephews: Kit Wilson and his wife Mary of Orange, California, Tom Tucker and his wife Diane of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mark Smith and his wife Barb of Elk Horn, Iowa, and David Smith and his wife Diane of Cook, Nebraska; her niece Susan Tucker of Kansas City, Missouri; other family members and friends.
A funeral service was held on Monday, September 10, 2007, at the Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan, Iowa. Pastor Orris Drake officiated at the 2:00 PM service. Marge Ahrenholtz was the accompanist and Barb Smith was the vocalist. Serving as casket bearers were Tom Tucker, Bradley Tucker, Brian Tucker, Mark Smith, Tom Gaer, and David Smith. Interment was held at the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, Iowa.
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