Andrews, Delena Mae

Delena Mae Andrews entered into her eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Hiawatha Care Center in Hiawatha following a lengthy illness at the age of 92. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 3, at Church of Christ United in Winthrop, with Pastor Dean Schlitter officiating. Music will be provided by Anita and Don Bowden. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery, Winthrop. Friends may call from 4 until 7 p.m. Friday at Fawcett Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Winthrop and after 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.

Delena was born Sept. 28, 1919, in Buchanan County near Brandon, Iowa, the daughter of George Bertram and Della Yopst Mills. She attended schools at Brandon and then graduated from Independence High School. She was a member of the National Honor Society in high school.

Delena was united in marriage to Donald E. Andrews on Sept. 29, 1940, at the Mills family home near Brandon. To this union were born two boys, Donald and Ronald. After marriage they lived on a farm near Independence and then lived at Brandon and Walker until 1949, when they bought the farm east of Winthrop. They lived east of Winthrop until ill health caused them to move to Hiawatha, Iowa.

Delena was a member of the Church of Christ United in Winthrop and the Women's Fellowship of the church, was a longtime member of King's Daughters where she served in many offices, and was a member of the Rebecca Lodge. Delena was a good cook who enjoyed working on many church dinners over the years.

The family wants to thank the staff at Hiawatha Care Center for the wonderful care they gave to Delena and Don.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her husband, Don of Hiawatha; her two sons, Donald D. (Barb) Andrews of Marion and Ronald (Cheryl) Andrews of Marion; four grandchildren, Deanna (Bruce) Wilson, Jeff (Tamara) Andrews, Donna Andrews and Lori (Marc) Morris; four stepgrandchildren, Deb (Dan) Bahr, Jim (Janette) Bevins, Mike Bevins and Lynn Bevins; eight great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Wilson, Allison Wilson, Seth Andrews, Kasey Andrews, Rachel Andrews, Eric Morris, Kenyon Morris and Caroline Morris; seven stepgreat-grandchildren, Janean, Jessica, Bill, Jesse, Dehrik, Dylan and McKenna; other relatives and friends.

To send an online message go to www.fawcettsfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Fawcett Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Winthrop is assisting the family with arrangements.

Published March 2, 2012 in The Gazette