Hazel M. Ostrem

Hazel Ostrem RADCLIFFE, Iowa #45;- Hazel M. Ostrem, 83, Radcliffe, died Friday, May 2, 2003, at the Israel Family Hospice House, Ames, after a brief illness. Services were 10:30 a.m. today at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Radcliffe. Visitation was Monday at Boeke Funeral Home, Radcliffe. Mrs. Ostrem was born on Jan. 25, 1920, in rural Radcliffe, the daughter of Walter A. and Mary Friest Anderson. She married Franklin K. Ostrem on Nov. 26, 1943. She was baptized as an infant at Zion Lutheran Church, rural Radcliffe, and affirmed her baptism through confirmation at Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She graduated from Radcliffe High School, Radcliffe, in 1937; attended Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, for one year; and then taught school in rural Hamilton and Hardin counties for several years. She and her husband lived north of Radcliffe for 23 years and then moved to a farm south of Radcliffe where they lived for another 10 years. In 1977, they moved to their home at 401 East St., Radcliffe. She was the secretary for Ostrem Farms Inc. until her death. Her marriage was a strong partnership and she devoted herself to providing a comfortable home for he...[more]

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amily. She enjoyed embroidery and making quilts and was an avid reader. She was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She taught Sunday school and Vacation Bible School for many years, held various offices in the women's organizations, served on the Altar Guild and participated in the quilting group. She was a member of the Needle Circle and a past member of the Garden Club. When her children were in school, she was active in the Band Boosters and other school activities. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Gary Ostrem and his wife, Renee, of Waterloo, Richard Ostrem and his wife, Nancy, of Radcliffe and Paul Ostrem and his wife, Carol, of Muscatine; nine grandchildren; four great-grandsons; a brother, Carroll Anderson of Story City; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Reuben and Obed Anderson; two sisters, Agnes Anderson and Marian Orton; and two nephews, Roger Anderson and Eugene Orton.