Obituary of Harold Hedstrom

HAROLD HEDSTROM

Harold Nels Hedstrom was born July 29, 1942, on a farm north of Villisca to Arvin Harold and Esther Marie (Howard) Hedstrom. He began school in Osceola, Iowa, attending for one year until the family moved to Page County where he continued in country school until 1951 when the family moved to Villisca. He graduated from Villisca High School in 1961.

Harold enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1961 serving in Germany. Upon his discharge n 1964, he started farming with his father, taking “farmer night classes” offered by the government for veterans. He also worked for the Danielson Implement in the parts department.

Harold and Sandra Jeanette McMichael were united in marriage on May 16, 1971, at the Villisca Methodist Church. Teri Jo and Cheryl became part of his family, soon to be joined by a brother, Heath Arvin Hedstrom.

Harold enjoyed trips out west to Wyoming with his local friends to go four-wheeling. In the 1980s, he enjoyed woodworking and antique tractor pulls. He had fun with his toy tractor collection. He and Sandy enjoyed eating out at The Hayloft in Grant and socializing with friends in Brooks.

Harold is preceded in death by his parents, his sister Mary Lou and brother-in-law Jim Albertson.

He is survived by his wife Sandy of Villisca; daughters: Teri Jo (Greg) Hart of Villisca and Cheryl (Gary) Goldsmith of Fairfield, California; son Heath (Rhea) of Gretna, Nebraska; grandchildren: Allen Hart, Brian Hart, Nathanial Marsh, August Harold Hedstrom and Gunnar David Hedstrom; 5 great-grandchildren; sister Susie (Tom) Enarson of Villisca as well as many other relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Harold Hedstrom, 75 of Villisca, will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 9, 2018, at Wolfe Funeral Home, Villisca, with military honors and interment at Findley Cemetery, northeast of Villisca.

Visitation will be held 10 to 11 a.m. Monday prior to the service.

Memorials are suggested to Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Rheumatology Department.