She was born to Ruth (Nodland) and Donald Hutzell on September 2, 1934, in Mason City, Ia. She attended Rock Creek School, later moving to Osage, Ia. and graduating from Osage High School.
She married Dean A. Gunsallus on May 2, 1953 and worked at the telephone company, later becoming a nurses aid and then a home health aide. She was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church. She was a Sunday School teacher, Cub Scout leader, Girl Scout leader and 4-H leader. She and Dean also opened their home to foreign exchange students throughout the years.
She is survived by husband Dean A. Gunsallus, son and daughter-in-law Terry and Shawne Gunsallus, Austin, Mn., daughter Diane (Gunsallus) Wagner, Osage, Ia., daughter and son-in-law Carol and Mike Nicholson, Osage, Ia., daughter and son-law Nancy and Paul Corcoran, Rushford, Mn., three brothers, Donald Hutzell Jr., Mason City, Ia., Ronald Hutzell, Topeka Kansas, Curtis Hutzell, Austell, Ga. sister and brother-in-law Barbara and Frank Carter, Yankton, S.D., sister Shirley Darcy, Colorado Springs, Co., fourteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father, four brothers and one sister.
She was born to Ruth (Nodland) and Donald Hutzell on September 2, 1934, in Mason City, Ia. She attended Rock Creek School, later moving to Osage, Ia. and graduating from Osage High School.
She married Dean A. Gunsallus on May 2, 1953 and worked at the telephone company, later becoming a nurses aid and then a home health aide. She was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church. She was a Sunday School teacher, Cub Scout leader, Girl Scout leader and 4-H leader. She and Dean also opened their home to foreign exchange students throughout the years.
She is survived by husband Dean A. Gunsallus, son and daughter-in-law Terry and Shawne Gunsallus, Austin, Mn., daughter Diane (Gunsallus) Wagner, Osage, Ia., daughter and son-in-law Carol and Mike Nicholson, Osage, Ia., daughter and son-law Nancy and Paul Corcoran, Rushford, Mn., three brothers, Donald Hutzell Jr., Mason City, Ia., Ronald Hutzell, Topeka Kansas, Curtis Hutzell, Austell, Ga. sister and brother-in-law Barbara and Frank Carter, Yankton, S.D., sister Shirley Darcy, Colorado Springs, Co., fourteen grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, and aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her mother, father, four brothers and one sister.
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