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Lyle Hosford
LYLE HOSFORD
Monticello
Lyle Hosford, 103, died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 17, at First Presbyterian Church, Monticello, with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello. The Rev. Emory Gillespie will officiate at the services.
Survivors include a son, Stan Hosford of the Philippines; four grandchildren he raised, Dan (Tammi) Hosford, Monticello, Allen (Kolleen) Hosford, Waterloo, Dianna (Roger) Wolf, Lisbon, and Lisa Hosford, Monticello; four other grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren, and one on the way. Also special friends, Loras and Sandy Faber; and dogs, Kya and Mya.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Doloris, in 2012; a daughter, Janice, in 1942; a grandson, John Franklin Hosford, in 1980; son, Larry, in 2004; a great-granddaughter, Brookelynn; and siblings, Gladys Boshear, Kenneth Hosford and Clarence Hosford.
Lyle was born July 14, 1914, on the family farm in Castle Grove Township, Jones County, Iowa. He was the son of Sprague and Kathryn Brown Hosford. He attended Castle Grove School No. 2. Lyle married Doloris Warner on Sept. 10, 1936, at the United Methodist Church Parsonage in Anamosa, a marriage that continued for 75 years. The couple farmed in Castle Grove Township, Jones County, until 1978, when they moved to Monticello. In retirement, he worked at the 76 gas station for Art McCullough, did the bulk mail pickup in southern Jones County, and rode in the semi with his son, Larry, on long haul trips. He also drove for the Meals on Wheels program.
Lyle enjoyed his coffee hour at the Monty Cafe, Hardee's and Darrell's. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and had attended the Iowa women's basketball games for over 30 years. He was still attending the games last season. If it wasn't Hawkeye time, it was time to root for the Chicago White Sox. His favorite thing to do was to take Iowa trips exploring all the little museums and places of interest, often ending back at the grotto at West Bend.
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