Gertrude Iverson Obituary

Gertrude M. Iverson

Born: March 17, 1916

Died: Sept. 24, 2014

Gertrude Marilla Iverson, 98, of Peoria, died on September 24, 2014. She was born on March 17, 1916, in Algona, Iowa, the daughter of John and Alma (Wilson) Nelson.

She was raised in Algona and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College, in Minnesota, were she majored in education and then moved to Alvarado, Minnesota to teach high school mathematics. There she met and later married Hamlin Iverson on July 8, 1941. He was called up from the reserves and served at Fort Leonard Wood, MO and Camp Maxi, TX during WWII. She followed him to the posts, usually teaching to fill vacancies. After the war they moved back to Minnesota where he served in the U.S. Border Patrol, patrolling the Canadian border.

When the Border Patrol was disbanded in 1949, they moved to Brookfield, Illinois, where they raised their family. She continued to substitute teach while her sons were in school. Hamlin worked for the U.S. Customs Services until his retirement. Gertrude enjoyed gardening, traveling throughout the United States, and playing cards. She was active in the Brookfield Methodist Church, P.E.O., and Women's Club. After her husband's death in 2003, she moved to Peoria, IL. There, she attended St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

Gertrude is survived by her children, John H. (Connie) Iverson of Dunlap and Lowell P. Iverson of Yorkville, IL; four grandchildren, Sarah (Geoffrey) Kammerer, Laura (John) Allison, Rebecca (Kyle) Kinnary, and Paul Iverson, all of Dunlap, IL; and five great grandchildren, Anna, Madeline, and Matthew Kammerer; Daniel and Charlotte Allison.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, a sister, and her husband.

The family thanks the staffs at Lutheran Hillside Village, Independence Village and Saint Francis Medical Center for their kind and professional care.

A memorial service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Susan B. Pinkerton officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the services. Burial of Ashes will be in Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery in Oakbrook Terrace, IL at a later date.

Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home is in charge of services.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul's Episcopal Church or a charity of donor's choice.

Online condolences may be made at www.woolsey-wilton.com.