Doris Bryan, age 94 of Lynnville, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell under the care of UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Hospice.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, November 15, 2019 at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. John Epperson officiating. A reception will follow the service at the St. Francis Social Center in Grinnell. Interment will be held at Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville.
Visitation with the family present will be held prior to the service from 9:00 am until 11:00 am at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell.
Doris Amelia Hasselbrink was born the daughter of William and Elsie (Henning) Hasselbrink on July 31, 1925 at her parents home in rural Jasper County, Iowa. She was raised on the family farm north of Lynnville, Iowa and attended Armstrong country school north of Kellogg, Iowa and Frog Pond country school until the 8th grade. She graduated from Grinnell High School with the class of 1944.
Doris was united in marriage to Richard Anderson in January of 1943 and the couple resided and farmed near Grinnell until their union ended. She met Charles Bryan at a dance where his band was playing and they were married on March 17, 1971 in Bettendorf, Iowa. They made their home in Lynnville with Charlie's four sons: Keith, Kyle, Kerry and Kelly. Throughout her lifetime, Doris was employed at Safeway and JCPenney's in Grinnell and Gosselink's Grocery in Lynnville.
Doris' family was most important in her life. She dearly loved her children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She enjoyed gardening, baking, going to dances, playing cards, solving word finds, fishing with Charlie and following her grandchildren's activities. She will be remembered for her kind yet shy personality, for being a hard worker and for the strong love of her family.
Doris is survived by her children: Kyle (Skye) Bryan of Searsboro, Iowa, Kerry (Marlene) Bryan of Searsboro, and Kelly (Sammi) Bryan of Lynnville; 6 grandchildren: Crystal (Justin) Montgomery of Lynnville, Iowa, Candy Boyd of Paris, Texas, Brandon Bryan of Sully, Iowa, Kasey Bryan of Grinnell, Iowa, Brooke Bryan of Sully, Iowa, Dallas Bryan of Tiffin, Iowa; 6 great grandchildren: Lannon Montgomery (Crystal); Kye, Mariah, Charley and Levi Bryan (Brandon); Sawyer Osborn (Brooke); several nieces and nephews; and her God daughter, Cindie (Dave) Schlater of Exira, Iowa.
Doris was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Virginia Pratt, Donald Hasselbrink, Edward Hasselbrink, Richard Hasselbrink, June Hasselbrink, and Wayne Hasselbrink; husband, Charles Bryan in 2009; son, Keith Bryan in 1991; and granddaughter, Charity Bryan in 2013.
Memorials may be designated to the St. Francis Manor Foundation, mailed in care of the Smith Funeral Home, PO Box 368, Grinnell, Iowa 50112. Memories and condolences may be shared with Doris' family online at www.smithfh.com