Individual Details

Muriel Frieda "Mert" Hanssen

(10 Sep 1917 - 1 Jan 2001)

Letter written after Glenn Eilers funeral, Jan 20th 1999.

Murlee (Mary's daughter) and I went to Glenn's funeral today. Dale Adams took care of all the arrangements. He had one floral bouquet and it said "brother" - probably from the Adams.
We had a nice luncheon at the church. We had a table of folks trying to figure out how we were related. ha Wish George could have been ther for his genealogy. We rode to the cemetery with Lorene Eilers and her daughter. Doris Eilers and husband were there. Did you know Alva Eilers' family? Also Bud Eilers and wife were there. His dad was Merl Eilers.
Glenn looked good, had that little smile on his face. We sure had alot of fun with him and Frances.
So sorry to hear of Garnet's latest surgery. She has been thru so much. She sent me a picture of Grandpa & Grandma Eilers wedding. I sent it to George for his genealogy.
I had a card from Don McCoy. He isn't feeling well, has serious heart & liver problems. He may need surgery. Take care & write.

Love, Muriel

Events

Birth10 Sep 1917Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States
Marriage2 Sep 1939Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Charles Leonard "Chuck" Highley
Death1 Jan 2001Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States
Burial5 Jan 2001Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States

Families

SpouseCharles Leonard "Chuck" Highley (1919 - 1992)
ChildTerry L Highley ( - )
ChildErnest A. Highley ( - )
FatherArthur Eugene Hanssen (1878 - 1956)
MotherBlanche Margaret Eilers (1887 - 1942)
SiblingAvelda Marie Hanssen (1911 - 2007)
SiblingMargaret Mathilda Hanssen (1913 - 2005)
SiblingOtto Henry "Bud" Hanssen (1914 - 1944)
SiblingPaul Arthur Hanssen (1916 - 2009)
SiblingEileen Blanche Hanssen (1920 - 2007)
SiblingMary Josephine Hanssen (1922 - 2012)
SiblingDorothy Lucille Hanssen (1925 - 1997)
SiblingGeorge Lyle Hanssen (1927 - 2015)

Notes

Death

Had flu-like symptoms for a few days, then collapsed in her bathroom on New Year's morning.

Muriel F. Highley, 83, of 2449 Highway 13, died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001 in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, following a sudden illness. Services: 1 p.m. Friday, Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. Aaron Telecky of Maranatha Bible Church. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids, from 4 to 7 p.m. today, and at the chapel after 1230 .p.m.. Friday.
Survivors include two sons, Terry L. and wife Barbara of Henderson, Nev., and Ernest A. and wife Meredith of Sun Prairie, Wis.; for sisters, Avelda Daley of New York, Margaret Starkey of Marion, Eileen Villagrana of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mary Jones of Washington, Iowa; two brothers Paul Hanssen of Washington, D.C.; nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a brother, Otto Hanssen;and a sister, Dorothy Lloyd.
Muriel was born Sept. 10, 1917, in Monticello, Iowa, to Arthur and Blanche Eilers Hanssen. She married Charles L. Highley on Sept. 2, 1939, in Monticello. He died April 15, 1992. She was a member of Maranatha Bible Church, Ambar Grotto Auxiliary and the U.S. Homemakers Circle. She was an avid quilter and gardener and collected dolls and antiques.
A memorial fund has been established.

Endnotes

1. Highley, Muriel F. (Hanssen) obituary, Muriel F. Highley,, Jan 2001,.

2. Heiken, Albert L., History of the Heiken family. (Calif.: Al Heiken, 2000-2004.).

3. Highley, Muriel F. (Hanssen) obituary, Muriel F. Highley,, Jan 2001,.

4. Heiken, Albert L., History of the Heiken family. (Calif.: Al Heiken, 2000-2004.).

5. Highley, Muriel F. (Hanssen) obituary, Muriel F. Highley,, Jan 2001,.

6. Heiken, Albert L., History of the Heiken family. (Calif.: Al Heiken, 2000-2004.).