Hale, Lina O.

Lina O. Hale, 91, of Monmouth, died Friday evening, Oct. 28, 2011, at St. Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, from the Carson & Son Funeral And Cremation Services in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Buckhorn Cemetery, rural Maquoketa.

Lina Olive Siegel was born on Dec. 23, 1919, in rural Baldwin, Iowa. She was the youngest child born to Henry C. and Ida L. (Oetken) Siegel. She attended the Emeline Country School and then graduated from Maquoketa Community High School in 1937. She married Stanley L. Hale on June 26, 1939, in Maquoketa, Iowa. He preceded her in death on June 25, 2010.

Before her marriage, Lina worked as a housekeeper for the Jargo's and the Martin's in Maquoketa. After her marriage to Stanley, she became the bookkeeper for the family business, Hale Implement, for 34 years, as well as serving as a postal clerk for the United States Post Office in Monmouth for several years.

Lina enjoyed camping, crocheting, knitting and bird watching. She and Stanley were avid bluebird enthusiasts and also enjoyed traveling south each year with the “Winter Texans.”

Lina is survived by her children, Karen (Bill) Alday of Cedar Rapids, and Allan (Kay) Hale of Ely; five grandchildren, Stacy (Stephen) Duffy, Ryan Alday, Kristen Hale, Amanda (Nic) Chase, all of Cedar Rapids, and Jennifer (John) Buresh of Ely; 10 great-grandchildren, Brenan, Quin, Ethan and Madelyn Duffy, Dillon and Drake Brunscheen, Bryce and Braden Buresh and twins, Keelen and Colin Hale.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two brothers and three sisters.

A Lina O. Hale memorial fund has been established.

The family wishes to thank Lina and Stanley's neighbor, Ray Miller, for looking after the house and being a good friend and neighbor.

Online condolences may be left for the family at .

Published in The Gazette Oct. 31, 2011.