Hazel M. Weaver

HAZEL M. WEAVER

Mount Pleasant

Hazel M. Weaver, 89, of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, passed away Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Henry County Health Center.

Visitation will begin after noon Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. that evening. A funeral service will be held at

10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the Memorial Chapel with Pastor Jeff McPheron officiating. Interment will be in Forest Home Cemetery.

Gifts of love and friendship may be given to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Online condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com.

Shw was born July 6, 1930, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, the daughter of Frank Hassel and Elsie Marie (Mennen) Johnson. She was a 1947 graduate of Mount Pleasant High School. Hazel married and later divorced Dan Housh. She married Harry Charles Weaver, who preceded her in death.

A working mother, Hazel cared for her family while being a waitress at the Iris Restaurant and J&L Restaurant. For many years, she provided free tax service on a volunteer basis for 28 years. Hazel attended Oakland Mills Community Church.

Fiercely independent, Hazel enjoyed horseback riding and had a motorcycle license. She was an avid gardener and a beautiful seamstress. She like to crochet and needle tat.

Hazel is survived by two daughters, Sherry (Brad) Ford and Patricia Deatherage, all of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; two sons, Kerry Housh of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and Don (Pam) Housh of Farmington, Iowa; and two sisters, Ruth (Joe) Klopfenstein of Winfield, Iowa, and Donna Conaway of Mount Pleasant, Iowa. She also is survived by nine grandchildren, Krystal Bass, Michael Housh, David Ford, Angela Stover, Tammy Housh, Stacey Smith, Daniel Housh, Emily Housh and Matthew Housh; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Along with her parents and two husbands, Hazel was preceded in death by a son, David Housh; two sisters, Alice (Barney) Woodsmall and Helen (Ralph) Clawson, and brother-in-law, Joe Conaway.