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Lula Tweed
LULA TWEED
Strawberry Point
Lula Tweed, 91, of Strawberry Point, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2015, in her home surrounded by her children after a brief illness in her home.
Lula was born March 29, 1924, to Roy and Mary (Jefferson) Thomas on the family farm in Cass Township.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home, Strawberry Point. Funeral services to celebrate her life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 12, at Emanuel Lutheran Church, Strawberry Point, with burial at Cass Township Cemetery, Strawberry Point.
Lula is survived by seven of her eight children, Claudette (Al) Fortsch of Lewiston, Minn., Nancy (Carl) Bales of Pulaski, Terry (Don) Recker of Youngtown, Ariz., Kathy (Tom) Peterman of Marion, Jean (Jerry) Wessels of Lamont, Jane (Kirk) Kramer of Robins and Kevin Moine of Strawberry Point; and daughter-in-law, Linda Moine of Strawberry Point; 30 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and one on the way; three sisters, Ella Mae (Don) Rankin of New Hampton, Lavon Williams of Edgewood and Ester (Dick) Rath of Dubuque; one sister-in-law, Blanch Thomas of Strawberry Point; and many nieces and nephews.
Lula was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harry Tweed; son, Bill Moine; brother, Donald Thomas; half brother, Brandy Brandenberg; and brother-in-law, Dick Williams.
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