Williamson, Kathleen Alice (Turner) (1956 - 2025)

WILLIAMSON, TURNER, HROUDA, BLUNK, PETERSON, WHEELER, BERSANE, TOMASELLO

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/10/2025 at 16:59:22

Name of deceased: Kathleen Alice Williamson (nee Turner)

Aged: 69 yrs, 10 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Jan. 3, 1956; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Jan. 13, 2025; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Sunday, Jan.19, 2025; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Heather (spouse, Russ) Hrouda of Columbus, NE and Crystal (spouse, Jake) Blunk of Avoca, IA; grandchildren, William, Levi, Faith, Rusher, Amaya, and Logan; siblings, Delbert (spouse, Joyce) Turner of Tennant, IA, Ken (spouse, Linda) Turner of Tennant, IA, Rose Turner of Missouri Valley, IA, Melvin Turner of Minden, IA, and Cliff Turner of Minden, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John and Ruth (nee Peterson) Turner; daughter, Amber Williamson, who died at birth; stillborn grandchild, Ivan Hrouda; siblings, Margaret Wheeler, Alice Ann Turner, Betty Turner, Joanne Bersane, Jack Turner, Chuck Turner, and Dorothy Tomasello

Education: Attended school at Shelby-Tennant (IA) Elementary School and graduated from high school in that district. Kathleen worked at the school library while she was in high school.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Kenneth Williamson; date and location not provided. They later divorced.

Employment: After high school graduation, Kathleen began working in Denison, IA at Dubuque Packing and IBP. After her divorce, she moved to Harlan, IA where she was employed by Mikels restaurant. In 1999, she began working as a CNA at Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling, IA where she could honor her passion of caring for others. Kathleen retired from there in 2019 when they closed.

Hobbies/Interests: After she retired, Kathleen helped look after her grandchildren. They would venture to the pool, the library, go on walks, head to the park, and root for them in any sports activity they were in. Kathleen loved to garden and care for plants. You would often find her outside by her flower bed. Kathleen also enjoyed curling up on her couch to do crossword puzzles and watch football.

Sources: pauleyjones.com