Mildred Lyons

Friday, November 26, 2021 11:00 pm

Mildred Lyons, age 96, of Ossian, died on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian.

Memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Bethel Presbyterian Church, 208 North Vine St, in West Union, with Rev. Don Best presiding. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021 at the Wild Woods Event Center, 110 W. Main St., in Ossian, and also after 10 a.m. at the church in West Union on Friday morning. The Schluter-Balik Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

In lieu of flowers: Memorials may be sent to the new community building fund at the fairgrounds; PO Box 201, Decorah, IA 52101; Ossian Senior Hospice, 114 Fisher Ave, Ossian, IA 52161; St. Croix Hospice or to the Iowa Holstein Futurity. 

Mildred is survived by her 11 children: Diane (Larry) Geisler; Marcia (Rusty) Hansen; Stanley Lyons; Gloria (Len) Swestka) Nancy (Gary) Sacquitne; Dennis (friend; Sally) Lyons; Scott Lyons; Becky (Clarence) Winkler; Doug (Lynette) Lyons; David (Nancy) Lyons and Brian (Valerie) Lyons. Grandchildren: Kim Welsch; Deanna (Todd) Haberichter; Pam (Dan) Havlicek; Alicia (Steve) Fuller; Jeremy (Tonya) Geisler; Teresa (Robert) Robinson; Karol (Gary) Kueker; Stacie (Tim) Fobian; Shari’s surviving spouse, Mike Bauler; Anna (Jeremy) Kemmer; Tina Walstad; Nicole (Randy) Warne; Jody Swestka; Katie (Jared) Petersen; Andrew (Ali) Sacquitne; Cody (friend; Hannah) Sacquitne; Caleb (friend; Leah) Lyons; Julie (Brandan) McKean; Jill (Elliot) Imoehl; Jason (Rachel) Winkler; Carly (Trace) Steere; Michael Lyons; Isaac (fiancé; Miranda) Lyons; Tucker Lyons; Joridy (fiancé; Rebecca) Lyons and Joshua (friend; Christina) Lyons. Great grandchildren: Spencer Welsch; CJ (Jessica) Doerring; Daisha Beaty; Aspen Havlicek; Max Havlicek; Zach Zwirlein; Trey Courtney; Madyson Courtney; Clare Courtney; Serenity Geisler; Ashley (Logan) White; Robert Robinson; Julie (friend; Mick) Robinson; Dru (friend; Krista) Kueker; Justin Kueker; Megan Kueker; Emily Fobian; Alli (friend; Zach) Fobian; Sami Fraze; Josh Fraze; Olivia Kemmer; Josie Kemmer; Isabella Kemmer; Cameron (fiancé; Bailey) Warne; Maytie Warne; Emily Warne; Brodie (friend; Gwen) Wittchow; Morgan Peterson; boy Sacquitne, due in December; Trenton McKean; Trevor McKean; Gatlin Imoehl; Harper Winkler; baby Winkler, due in June; Tate Steere and Trevin Steere. Great great-grandchildren: Carsen Miller; Laiken Doerring; Kohen Doerring; Rhett Beaty; Blake Beaty and Layne Kueker along with many nieces and nephews.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband Lester Lyons in 2002; daughter-in-law: Shirley Lyons; granddaughter: Shari Ann Bauler; great grandson: Roland Welsch III; parents: Christian and Gertrude (Hill) Miller; siblings: Florence (Tom) Valen; LeRoy (Lydia) Miller; Morris (Joyce) Miller and Joyce (Wendall) Nail; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Walter and Louise (Slining) Lyons; and by her brothers and sisters-in-law: Ruth MacDonald; Homer (Ruth) Lyons; Donald (Jamie) Lyons; Jeanette (James) Lindsay and Walter (Jane) Lyons Jr.