Obituary - Posted: 1/2/06
Emma ěChrisî Emerson
Emma ěChrisî Emerson, 87, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, December 31, 2005, at Franciscan Skemp Healthcare in La Crosse.
She was born on August 20, 1918, in rural Dorchester, IA, to Walter F. and Alice (Deters) Meiners. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Lukeís United Church of Christ in Eitzen.
Chris graduated as Valedictorian from Caledonia High School in 1935 and from Upper Iowa University with a BA in 1939.
On December 25, 1941 she married Oliver Emerson at the UCC parsonage in Elkader, IA. From 1939 to 1941 she taught at Littleport High School and from 1941 to 1943 at Rock Valley Iowa Jr. High.
In 1964 she returned to the teaching field as a junior high school language arts instructor in the Eastern Allamakee School District in New Albin and Lansing, IA. She retired from teaching in 1983.
Chris was a member of Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon where she was a member of Womenís Circle and a former Youth Leader.
Survivors include her husband Oliver of Waukon; four children, Alice Lynne (Michael) Hart of San Marcos, CA; Joe (Sandra) Emerson of Poway, CA; Diane (Tracy) Thompson of Forest City, IA and Kevin (Janice) Emerson of Dorchester, IA; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Gilbert (Dorothy) Meiners of Eitzen. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Howard Meiners.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 5 at 11 a.m. at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon, with Rev. Richard N. Eick officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 4:30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary and 5:00 pm VFW Auxiliary memorial service.
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