Marlys Hoines, 101
Fri, 12/14/2018 - 11:39am
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May 7, 1917 —
Dec. 10, 2018
Cresco - Marlys Hoines, age 101, of Cresco, Iowa passed away on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 at Evans Memorial Home in Cresco.
A funeral service is being held at 1 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Cresco on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. at Lindstrom Funeral Home in Cresco on Friday, Dec. 14 and one hour before the service on Saturday. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Cresco.
Marlys Juliet Hoines was born on May 7, 1917, to Ole and Inga (Fulsaas) Melaas in Ridgeway, Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at Madison Lutheran Church in rural Ridgeway. She attended country school through eighth grade, graduated from Ridgeway High School and continued her education, graduating from Normal Training School in Cresco. She returned to the Ridgeway area to teach rural school for five years.
On June 29, 1940, she married Elder G. Hoines, moved to Cresco and purchased the William Milz Drug Store. Marlys managed the drug store while Elder pursued his degree in pharmacy at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. The couple owned and operated Hoines Drug Store for 41 years.
Marlys’ interests were family, cooking, traveling, golf and entertainment involving friends and neighbors. Christmas time was a very special time for her, with the gathering of family and friends.
She is survived by daughter, Sonja (Dan) Lively and children, Geoff and Punam Lively and Emilia Lively; son, John (Cindy) Hoines and children, Kristen and Geoff Clark, Faith, Ben and Grace Clark, Paul Hoines and Becca Mauch.
Marlys was preceded in death by her husband, Elder; her parents; sister, Ila; and brother-in-law, John Morton.
