ROWENA HASELHOFF

BLOOMFIELD. ROWENA HASELHOFF, age 89 of Bloomfield died September 7, 2005 at the Bloomfield Care Center. She was born November 6, 1915 in Leon, Iowa to Dr. Claire and Rhoda Belle Hinman Mitchell. She married Alvin John “Randy” Haselhoff January 19, 1946 in Washington D.C., he preceded her in death in 1970. She graduated from Indianola High School in 1933, Simpson College in 1937 and received a Master’s Degree from State University of Iowa in 1947. She was a teacher and taught in College Springs, Clear Lake, Bradgate, Lineville and Bloomfield. She was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women, the Retired Teachers Association, the Davis County Historical Society and the Business and Professional Women.

She is survived by a daughter Mary Tymeson of Ames, Iowa; 3 sons Richard Haselhoff of Bloomfield, Iowa, John Haselhoff of El Paso, Texas and Donald Haselhoff of Las Vegas, Nevada; 6 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents and stepmother Beulah Mitchell.

According to her wishes her body has been donated to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy. No services are planned. A memorial has been established to the Davis County Historical Society. Arrangements are being handled by the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield.