64389_Holly Sue Houser_Simons
HAMPTON | Holly Sue Houser Simons, 50, of Hampton, formerly of Belmond, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at the Hampton United Methodist Church in Hampton, with Pastor Corby Jo Johnson officiating.
Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at Sietsema Vogel Funeral Home in Hampton, Iowa. Burial will be in the St. Frances Xavier Catholic Church Cemetery in Belmond, Iowa.
Holly was born Sept. 8, 1963, in Wonju, Korea; her parents are Robert and Verda (McMillen) Simon. Holly graduated from Urbandale High School, and then attended the American Institute of Business where she graduated with a Court Reporters degree. She married Michael Houser on Oct. 24, 1988, in Belmond, Iowa. He passed away in 2002. She then was united in marriage to Scott Simons on Feb. 9, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa.
Holly worked as a court reporter for many years for District Court Judge Stephen P. Carroll and also for TSP Court Reporters, where she truly enjoyed her work. She was a member of the Hampton United Methodist Church in Hampton. Holly enjoyed vacationing, fishing, running, her cats, spending time with her family and friends and quietly doing things for other people.
She is survived by her husband Scott Simons of Hampton, son Brendan Houser of Urbandale, daughter Megan Houser of Boone, son Kyle (Darriel) Simons of Bradford, Kasey (Christine) Simons of Hampton, Kris Simons of Latimer, Mallory Simons (Ryan Huffman) of Hampton, parents Robert and Verda Simon of Urbandale, sister Deborah (Roger) Kreinert of Le Mars, brother Scott Simon of Des Moines.
Holly was preceded in death by her husband, Michael.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Mayo Clinic for Cancer Research or the Holt International Children~s Services.
Sietsema Vogel Funeral Homes, P.O. Box 403, Hampton, IA 50441; 641-456-3232
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