91, of Des Moines, passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018, at Karen Acres in Urbandale.
Marolynn was born November 28, 1926 in Mill Grove, MO, daughter of Charles A. and Erma M. (Dill) Hampshire. She received her education in Princeton, MO where she graduated high school. In January of 1944 she married Cecil Dean Shafer and they later divorced. She later married Gilbert Lawson and they made their home in Princeton before moving to Des Moines. After Gilbert’s death she married Dean Shafer for a second time and they made their home in Des Moines.
Marolynn was preceded in death by her parents and two children; Dona Lynn Hesseltine and Daniel Bruce Lawson.
She is survived by three children; Lavella “Janie” Breese of Waukee and William A. Lawson and Randall M. Lawson both of Des Moines, 11 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Friday evening, July 27, 2018 at the Westover Funeral Home with burial the following day at the Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, MO.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the family for a memorial to be directed later.
Formerly of Urbandale
Dona Lynn Hesseltine, age 69, of Alamo, TX, went to her Lord on Monday, September 22, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, TX from complications of a stroke.
Dona was born on October 25, 1944 in Princeton, MO to Cecil Dean Shafer and Marolyn Donanell Shafer.
She is survived by her husband, Ronald Hesseltine of Alamo; daughter, Christina McNeley of Johnston; son, Richard Hesseltine of Norwalk; mother, M. Donanell Shafer of Waukee; sister, L. Janie (Arthur) Breese of Waukee and brothers, W. Albert (Kathy) Lawson and Randall Lawson both of Des Moines.
She was preceded in death by her son, Craig Hesseltine; her father, Dean Shafer and by a brother, Daniel (Diana) Lawson.
She worked as a nurse at Des Moines General Hospital for 15 years, then worked for the Health Insurance Office of the Iowa Laborers Union until she retired in 1999. She was also an award-winning professional musician in Iowa and Texas. After retirement, she worked with many charities, both volunteering and making and donating her hand-crafted articles. She attended the First Baptist Church of Alamo, TX.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at Iles Westover Chapel.
Interment will follow at 12:30 p.m. at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa. Memorial contributions may be directed to H.C.I Care Services in memory of Dona.
I remember going there with Grandma and Grandpa a few times.
Louellen Ann (Boyd) Eastin, age 77, of Leon, Iowa, the daughter of Warren Grant & Nadine Lucille (Marsengil) Boyd, was born July 12, 1940, at her grandmother's home in the western part of Leon. She passed away at Westview Acres in Leon, Iowa, on Friday, September 15, 2017.
Louellen's name had a special meaning. It is her two grandmother's names, Lou and Ellen, joined together.
The family lived in several places near Leon. She started school in Lewisburg in Wayne County, Iowa. Later she attended Union Ridge in Decatur County where Oda Gale McKern was her teacher. She attended Leon Junior High and High School until 10th grade.
The family moved to Wayne County and she attended Humeston High School until 11th grade. At the age of 14, Louellen started working at the Frost Nursing Home in Leon. Later she was one of the first four hired by O'Bryan Brothers.
On October 14, 1956, at the age of 16, she was united in marriage to Larry Lloyd Eastin in Leon. Two children, Coleen Kay and Dennis Lloyd, were born to this union. They lived a short time in Des Moines, Iowa where Larry was employed at Iowa Packing Company. Then they moved back to Leon. Louellen worked at Westview Acres, Decatur County Hospital, and finally, for the last 25 years of her career, Decatur Medical Services as a doctor's assistant.
Proceding her in death were her parents; brother, Warren Lee Boyd; parents-in-law, Oscar and Gladys Eastin; brother-in-law, Paul Eastin; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Survivors include her husband of 60 years, Larry Eastin, of Leon, Iowa; daughter Coleen Wright of Council Bluffs, Iowa; son, Dennis and Amy Eastin of Bethany, Missouri; grandchildren, Anthony and Ashley Young of Leon, Iowa, Estelle and Charles Schmaltz of Marion, Iowa, Rachel Smith and fiance, John Wolfe, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, and Emma Eastin of Bethany, Missouri; great grandchildren, Hunter, Maggie, and Mason Young, Oliver Schmaltz, and Lonan Young; sister, Janet and Wayne Richman of Leon; brothers, Danny and Nancy Boyd and Terry and Jeanne Boyd, all of Leon; sisters-in-law, Cindy Body, of Decatur, and Evelyn Eastin of Leon; and other relatives and friends.
Aunt Mary sent this to me with notes....married Oct. 14 1956. daughter born Nov. 1 1957, 1st child. daughter divorced. Louellen and husband helped raise grandson Anthony "Tony" per Virginia's info.
