Mabel Anna (Albro) Wilson was born on Friday; January 19, 1906 in McLouth; Jefferson County, Kansas. She was the daughter of: Clark and Anna (Wright) Albro. Mabel attended Arnolds Park High School in Arnolds Park; Dickinson County, Iowa. On Sunday; November 4, 1923, Mabel was united in marriage to Harry "Zeke" Wilson in Milford; Dickinson County, Iowa. To this marriage, two daughters and a son were born. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park, Iowa. She also belonged to United Methodist Women, Martha Circle and the Okoboji Cemetery Society. Mabel valued friends and family throughout her long live. She always knew how to have fun, share her love and enjoy life. She provided a home rich with love for her three children, her grandchildren, her great grandchildren, and her great-great grandchildren. She was always ready to go dancing, play cards, play Sorry, go fishing, cook family dinners, pull out the toy box and bake cinnamon rolls. She baked cinnamon rolls for family, friends, church events and bake sales. Anyone who knew Mabel, knew her cinnamon rolls. Mabel was very creative making Christmas decorations inside and out, making shell pictures, crocheting and writing poems. She devoted her life to her family, but surrounded herself with women friends, too. She belonged to the "Merry 16 Club" which was a group of 16 women who got together for many years. They were responsible for starting the Arnolds Park All School Reunion. She belonged to a Birthday Club, where they went out for breakfast once a week. She also belonged to a Pinochle Club, which she was still playing with into her 90's. A highlight of Mabel's was her first and only flight on an airplane at the age of 93, when she flew to Austin, Texas to be at her great granddaughter, Tara's wedding. Mabel was very independent and only at the age of 102, moved into Wel Life from the Sunrise Apartments in Spirit Lake. Before this, she lived in Arnolds Park and Okoboji; Dickinson County, Iowa, close to the lakes that were very much a part of her and Zeke's life together. She was only at the Hilltop Care Center for the last five weeks of her life. Mabel Anna (Albro) Wilson, age 103, passed away on Thursday; April 30, 2009 at the Hilltop Care Center in Spirit Lake; Dickinson County, Iowa. Those left to mourn her passing are: Her two daughters: Doyne Hummel of Spirit Lake, Iowa and Dorothy Ewen of Arnolds Park, Iowa. Her son: Ed Wilson & friend Larry Garth of Spirit Lake, Iowa. Her grandchildren: Susie (Ewen) Tuel and her husband: Jim of Spirit Lake, Iowa. Candy (Hummel) Mayer and husband: Charlie of El Paso; El Paso County, Texas. Kirk Ewen and wife: Virginia of Arnolds Park, Iowa. Shelley (Hummel) Dosman and husband: Phil of Milwaukee; Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Cindy (Ewen) Konzen of Calabasas; Los Angeles County, California. Tim Wilson and wife: Carol of Arnolds Park, Iowa and Kirk Wilson and wife: Chris of Sergeant Bluff; Woodbury County, Iowa. Her great grandchildren: Zeke Kuyper, Tara Watson and her husband Brian, William Tuel, Jessica Zweifel and her husband Sean, Mackenzie Iwen, Karl Ewen, Alex Ewen, Katie Dosmann, Sarah Dosmann, Ben Dosmann, Kristal Konzen, Douglas Konzen, Andrew Wilson, Cassie Wilson, Bethany Wilson, Eric Wilson and Kelsey Wilson; great-great grandchildren, Payton Zweifel, Asa Kuyper, Hamish Watson and Abigail Zweifel. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents, brothers: Charles, Bill and George Albro. Her sister: Elizabeth. Her great granddaughter: Lydia Dosmann and her two sons-in-law: John Hummel and Skip Ewen. May they rest in peace. There will be no visitation. Funeral services will begin at: 10:30 a.m. on Monday; May 4, 2009 at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Arnolds Park, Iowa with the Reverend Sarah Rohret officiating. Interment will be at the Okoboji Cemetery, also in Arnolds Park, Iowa. For condolences, please visit the funeral home's website.
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