Geraldine Hyman

Geraldine M. Hyman, 96, of Ankeny and formerly of Hawkeye, died Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny. 

A Mass of Christian Burial was held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sumner with Rev. Donald Komboh officiating. 

Interment followed at the Hawkeye Cemetery. 

Becker-Milnes Funeral Home, Sumner was in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.beckermilnesrettig.com. 

Geraldine Mary, daughter of James and Margaret (Costello) Meighan, was born Nov. 3, 1921, in Sumner. 

She received her early education in the rural Sumner country schools and graduated from Sumner High School. Following graduation, Geraldine attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette where she received her Teaching Certificate. 

She taught in the country schools for a few years prior to being united in marriage with Carl Hyman on Nov. 24, 1943, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sumner. 

The couple made their home on a farm in rural Hawkeye for many years before moving to Hawkeye. Carl’s death occurred March 21, 2009. 

Upon Carl’s death, Geraldine moved to Mercy Court in Des Moines and most recently was a resident of Sunny View Care Center in Ankeny. 

Geraldine was a wife, mother, gardener, elementary teacher, and 100 percent Irish.

Geraldine is survived by her daughter, Judy (Lowell) Lee of Schleswig; two sons, Dale Hyman of Des Moines and Don (Annette) Hyman of Fort Dodge; daughter-in-law Marsha Hyman of Hawkeye; nine grandchildren, John (Janet) Hyman of Washburn, David (Michelle) Hyman of Keota, Kristin Lee of Chicago, Karla (Matt) Gross of Lakewood, Colo., Kathy (Jordan) Scholl of Danbury, Aaron (Rachel) Hyman of Richmond, Wis., Anna (Roger) Marques of York, Penn., Joe (Mimi) Hyman of Ankeny, and Rebecca (Drew) Farnham of Richmond, Texas; 14 great-grandchildren, Cortney, Branden, and Matthew Hyman, Henry and Olivia Pithan, Vivian Scholl, Caleb, Sam, and Sophia Hyman, Carlos Marques, Corinne, Abby, and Willow Hyman, and Charlotte Farnham; several nieces and nephews; and special friend Linda Dryden Cunningham.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Carl, she was preceded in death by her son, Jim Hyman, who died July 4, 2008; three grandchildren, Frank, Lance, and Charlotte Hyman; a sister, Bernice (Veryl) Murphy; an infant brother; and seven brothers, Leonard (Catherine), James (Lorene), LeRoy (Marge) Frank, Norbert (Mildred), Robert (Delores), and Ray (Bobbie) Meighan.

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