Eleanor Thomson

ELEANOR THOMSON

Stanwood

Eleanor Evelyn Hass Thomson, 97, of Stanwood, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in the hospice unit at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, April 12, Stanwood Union Church, with Pastor Phil Leipold officiating. Burial: Stanwood Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Chapman Funeral Home in Clarence.

Born March 7, 1917, in Cedar County, the daughter of Herman and Katherine Schroeder Hass, she married Charles William "Chick" Thomson on March 26, 1938, in Iowa City. He died Oct. 13, 1993.

Eleanor was baptized at West Bethal Church, west of Tipton, on March 9, 1919. She graduated from the Tipton High School in 1935 and went to Tipton Junior College for a year and then to Coe College for one year. She and her husband, Charles "Chick," farmed 30 years before their retirement on the same farm.

Eleanor enjoyed sports with her husband and loved music. She was a former member of the Red Oak Presbyterian Church and later joined the Stanwood Union Church, Farm Bureau, church circle and Fremont Homemakers. Eleanor was a past member of the Stanwood Women's Club and a 50-year member of the Red Oak Grove King's Daughters.

She was the organist at Red Oak Presbyterian Church many years ago and part-time organist at the Stanwood Union Church. Eleanor was also organist for King's Daughters and the church circle. She gave several scholarships to the Stanwood School.

The family would like to thank the hospice unit at St. Luke's Hospital for the great care they gave to Eleanor.

Surviving are nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; brother, Harold; and sister, Opal.

Please direct online condolences to www.chapman fh.com.