Ethel Eunice Lighter was born September 14, 1911, to Lou and Anine (Jensen) Hollesen on a farm near Rembrandt, Iowa. She went to school at Sioux Rapids, graduating from Sioux Rapids High School in 1931.

Ethel was united in marriage to Jay H. Lighter on March 9, 1935 at Sac City, Iowa. To this union, one son was born, Jay Lighter, Jr.

The family lived in Sioux Rapids for eight years, then spent a year in Sibley, Iowa, before spending the next fifteen years in Milford. In 1959 the family moved to Sacred Heart, Minnesota and became the owners of the Sacred Heart News for seventeen years. They retired in 1976, and moved back to Milford in 1984.

Ethel was a member of the First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji.

A homemaker, Ethel enjoyed being surrounded by family and friends. She also enjoyed writing letters, listening to music, and flowers.

Ethel passed away May 5, 2009 at Milford Nursing Center in Milford at ninety-seven years of age.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jay, Sr., on June 29, 1992, son, Jay, Jr., on March 30, 2009, her parents, brothers, Bennie, Harry, Vernie, Darrell and Jack, sisters, Lulu Cullen and Stella Crow.

Surviving are a daughter-in-law, Charlene Lighter of Milford; granddaughters, Susan Gould and her husband, Rick, and Michelle Allen and her husband, Troy; great-grandchildren, Ashlee and Spenser Allen, Samantha Gould, all of Olathe, Kansas, and Alex Gould of Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, as well as many extended family and friends.

In Loving Memory
Ethel Lighter
September 14, 1911 ~ May 5, 2009

SERVICES
First Lutheran Church
West Okoboji, Iowa
Friday, May 8, 2009 ~ 10:30 am

OFFICIANT
Rev. Tim Nappe

MUSIC
Bob Floss, Musician
The Old Rugged Cross
Rock of Ages
The Lord’s Prayer
The Comforter

PALLBEARERS
Rick Gould
Jerry Rohwer
Marv Spieker
Troy Allen
Roger Simpson
David Simpson

HONORARY BEARERS
Great Grandchildren
Alex Gould
Samantha Gould
Ashley Allen
Spenser Allen

INTERMENT
Milford Cemetery
Milford, Iowa