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1957
Melon
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Melon Sue Horns
September 20, 1957 — April 7, 2012
Melon S. Horns, 54, of Harpers Ferry, IA, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 11th at 11:00 am at St. Ann's-St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Paint Rock Cemetery, rural Harpers Ferry. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 3:45 pm scripture service and a 5:00 pm American Legion Auxiliary Service. Friends may also call for 1 hour before the service on Wednesday at the church in Harpers Ferry.
Melon Sue Horns was born on September 20, 1957 in Postville, IA, the daughter of Leo and Ramona (Bentien) Christofferson. She grew up in the Monona, IA area and graduated from MFL High School in 1976. Following high school she attended NICC in Calmar, IA to become a CNA and worked as a nurse's aid in the Elkader, IA and Prairie du Chien, WI hospitals. On July 16, 1977 she married Myron Russell Horns in Monona. Myron was killed in a tragic hunting accident in 1989, leaving her to raise her two young sons. Mel returned to school at NICC in Calmar where she was named student of the year in cosmetology for the State of Iowa. She also got her instructors license to teach cosmetology. Following graduation she operated "Mel's West Side Styles" cosmetology salon in Monona. In 1995 she moved her family to Harpers Ferry, IA, where she operated a salon by the same name for several years. Since 1997 she has lived with her partner, Joe Hogan. Mel worked at Cabela's in Prairie du Chien for 13 years in the health services and safety departments. Mel was a craniosacral therapist and gave treatments to employees with headache and spinal problems. She also taught CPR and use of the defibrillator to employees following training she received at NICC in Dubuque.
Mel was always an active community volunteer. She and Myron were youth counselors at the Methodist Church in Monona, she worked with the Harpers Ferry Rescue Squad as an EMT-B, and she was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Harpers Ferry.
Mel's family was her passion and times with them were special. She and her boys loved to camp, first at Spook Cave and later at their trailer in Harpers Ferry. She enjoyed spending time on the Mississippi River and its sandbars. Mel crocheted and had made afghans for many of her family members. She was an excellent wild game cook and loved to help at the Harpers Ferry Fire Department wild game feed as well as cook for Joe's hunting buddies.
Survivors include her 2 sons, Matthew Horns of Elkport, IA and his children Spencer and Pfeiffer, and Michael Horns of Waukon, IA; a daughter-in-law, Stephanie Horns of Guttenberg, IA; her partner, Joe Hogan of Harpers Ferry; Joe's children, Ryan (Dana) Hogan of Waukon, and their children Brannon and Brady, and Katie (Tony) Becker of Lansing, IA and their daughter Payton; a sister, Linda (Eldon Jr.) Kurth of Monona; 2 brothers, William (Joyce) Christofferson of Postville, and Tim (Linda) Christofferson of Monona; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Irving and Barbara Horns of Decorah, IA; and her special dog, Muffie. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Myron.
Casketbearers are Bill and Tim Christofferson, Ted Funk, Robert Vavra, Pat Cota, and Neil Horns.
Melon Sue Horns was born on September 20, 1957 in Postville, IA, the daughter of Leo and Ramona (Bentien) Christofferson. She grew up in the Monona, IA area and graduated from MFL High School in 1976. Following high school she attended NICC in Calmar, IA to become a CNA and worked as a nurse's aid in the Elkader, IA and Prairie du Chien, WI hospitals. On July 16, 1977 she married Myron Russell Horns in Monona. Myron was killed in a tragic hunting accident in 1989, leaving her to raise her two young sons. Mel returned to school at NICC in Calmar where she was named student of the year in cosmetology for the State of Iowa. She also got her instructors license to teach cosmetology. Following graduation she operated "Mel's West Side Styles" cosmetology salon in Monona. In 1995 she moved her family to Harpers Ferry, IA, where she operated a salon by the same name for several years. Since 1997 she has lived with her partner, Joe Hogan. Mel worked at Cabela's in Prairie du Chien for 13 years in the health services and safety departments. Mel was a craniosacral therapist and gave treatments to employees with headache and spinal problems. She also taught CPR and use of the defibrillator to employees following training she received at NICC in Dubuque.
Mel was always an active community volunteer. She and Myron were youth counselors at the Methodist Church in Monona, she worked with the Harpers Ferry Rescue Squad as an EMT-B, and she was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Harpers Ferry.
Mel's family was her passion and times with them were special. She and her boys loved to camp, first at Spook Cave and later at their trailer in Harpers Ferry. She enjoyed spending time on the Mississippi River and its sandbars. Mel crocheted and had made afghans for many of her family members. She was an excellent wild game cook and loved to help at the Harpers Ferry Fire Department wild game feed as well as cook for Joe's hunting buddies.
Survivors include her 2 sons, Matthew Horns of Elkport, IA and his children Spencer and Pfeiffer, and Michael Horns of Waukon, IA; a daughter-in-law, Stephanie Horns of Guttenberg, IA; her partner, Joe Hogan of Harpers Ferry; Joe's children, Ryan (Dana) Hogan of Waukon, and their children Brannon and Brady, and Katie (Tony) Becker of Lansing, IA and their daughter Payton; a sister, Linda (Eldon Jr.) Kurth of Monona; 2 brothers, William (Joyce) Christofferson of Postville, and Tim (Linda) Christofferson of Monona; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Irving and Barbara Horns of Decorah, IA; and her special dog, Muffie. She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband Myron.
Casketbearers are Bill and Tim Christofferson, Ted Funk, Robert Vavra, Pat Cota, and Neil Horns.
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