Private family services were held Oct. 22 for Hazel Lavonne Frederick, 91, of Jefferson.
Pastor Larry Monthei of Bagley United Methodist Church offered words of comfort. Casket bearers were Daniel Frederick, Sarah Borgeson, Carolyn Renshaw, Elizabeth Pierce, Karen Tungesvik, Mary Hinton and Bill Frederick. Interment was at Richland Township Cemetery in Guthrie County.
Hazel Lavonne Byrns Frederick was born November 8, 1928, in a farm house north of Bagley. She was the second of four daughters born to Clyde and Cora (Dagit) Byrns. Hazel grew up as a “Farm Girl”, helping her dad with livestock chores and field work. This was how she developed her love for farm life and being outdoors.
Hazel attended school in Cooper and graduated from Franklin Township High School in 1946. After graduation, she worked at the Jefferson State Bank until March of 1949 when she married Robert Frederick and they began farming in Franklin Township, just one-half mile north of the farm where she grew up. Here they raised their two sons, Rodney and Alan. Hazel actively worked alongside her husband Bob, doing livestock chores and fieldwork, especially operating the corn picker for many fall harvests.
Hazel was a member of the Bagley United Methodist Church and many organizations including the American Legion Auxiliary, Bagley Garden Club, United Methodist Women, and she was a 50-year member of the Greene County Hospital Auxiliary.
Hazel had many interests and hobbies over the years including fishing, golfing, biking, bowling and gardening. She especially enjoyed growing flowers and planted red petunias this year in recognition of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hazel enjoyed many “Frederick Family” fishing trips to Pakwash in Canada and Eagle Rock, MO. Other special trips were to Hawaii, Washington, D.C., and Yellowstone National Park. Hazel and Bob spent several winters in their travel trailer with Bob’s sister and husband in Florida, and as she said, “Those were the good times.”
She was blessed with seven grandchildren and some of the time spent with them included playing cards, board games, biking, ice-skating and their yearly day-trips to Springbrook State Park. They could always find Grandma’s homemade cookies in her cookie jar.
Hazel and Bob retired to Jefferson in the fall of 1999 and in August of 2015 they moved to Lakeside Village in Panora, where she enjoyed many activities and made many new friends.
Hazel Frederick died October 18, 2020. She was 91 years of age. Preceding her in death were her husband of 69 years, Bob; her parents Clyde and Cora Byrns; and her sisters Ruth Byrns and Eleanor Toomey.
Havel is survived by her sons Rodney (Deena) and Alan (Ann); grandchildren Daniel (Jodi) Frederick, Sara (Alan) Borgeson, Carolyn (Brandon) Renshaw, Elizabeth (Bret) Pierce, Karen (Daniel) Tungesvik, Mary Hinton, and Bill (Melissa) Frederick; 18 great-grandchildren; sister Judy Larson-Kemble of Ames; sisters-in-law Sandra Parks of Cleveland, MN, Mary Beckley of Eagle Rock, MO, and Doris Frederick of Cleghorn; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
The family was assisted by Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home of Jefferson.
