Frances E. Kuhl, 97, Hills, died Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.
Services were Wednesday, Nov . 6, at United Methodist Church in Lester, Iowa. Mr. Don Nelson officiated. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Lester.
Frances Elsie Popma was born to Leonard and Clara (Spinden) Popma on July 21, 1905, in Lakota, N.D. When she was seven, she moved to Doon, Iowa, to live with her grandparents. She grew up in Doon, attended country school and became a member of the Congregational Church. After her education she worked for area families and did housekeeping.
She married George Kuhl on Aug. 29, 1923, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Following their marriage the couple farmed in the Sioux Center, Iowa, and Doon areas. In 1953 they moved to Hardwick where they farmed for the next eight years before moving to a farm near Cambridge in 1961. They retired from farming in 1965 and moved to Cambridge. In 1971, they moved to Hills. Mr. Kuhl died on Dec. 9, 1981. She became a resident of Tuff Memorial Home in Hills in 1999.
Mrs. Kuhl was a member of United Methodist Church in Lester. She enjoyed playing bingo, cards, crocheting and gardening.
Survivors include four children, Carl (Ruby) Kuhl, Minneapolis, Leo (Margaret) Kuhl, Madison, S.D., Darlene (Arend) Folkens, Lester, and Clara Ann (Ron) Olson, Steen; seven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and one brother-in-law, Raymond DeJager, Hull, Iowa.
Mrs. Kuhl was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, two infant sons, George and Melvin, an infant great-grandson, Jas VerMeer, a half-brother, Russell Popma, and a half-sister, Elsie DeJager.
Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.