Hosford, Doloris J.

Doloris J. Hosford, 93, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 4, 2012, at Jones Regional Medical Center in Anamosa following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 Monday morning, Jan. 9, at First Presbyterian Church, Monticello. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. Al Polito Jr. will officiate at the services. Friends may call from 3 until 6 p.m. Sunday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. 

Surviving are her husband, Lyle; a son, Stan Hosford, Manila, Philippines; four grandchildren she raised, Dan (Tammi) Hosford, Monticello, Allen (Kolleen) Hosford, Dunkerton, Dianna (Roger) Wolf, Lisbon, and Lisa Hosford, Monticello; four other grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren and two more on the way; and her dog Gizmo.

She was preceded in death by her daughter, Janice in 1942; a grandson, John Franklin Hosford in 1980; her son, Larry in 2004; three brothers, Paul, Lee and John Warner; and a sister, Mildred Watters.

Doloris J. Warner was born Nov. 16, 1918, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas L. and Bess Mae (Leaper) Warner. Doloris received her education in the Monticello Community Schools. Doloris Warner and Lyle Hosford were married Sept. 10, 1936, at the United Methodist Church parsonage in Anamosa. It was a marriage that continued for 75 years.    The couple farmed in Castle Grove Township, Jones County, until 1978, when they moved to Monticello. 

Doloris was an active member of the Peniel and First Presbyterian Church, working in the Rachel Circle, the Womens Fellowship and coordinated the funeral dinners for many years. She also belonged to the Idle Knot Club and volunteered at the Senior Home. 

Doloris was a kind and loving woman, and many children could see her kind heart and called her Grandma.

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 In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

 Published Jan. 6, 2012, in The Gazette