Mabel
Mabel “Dot” Watts
d. August 18, 2014
Mabel “Dot” Watts, 90, of Humboldt, passed away August 18, 2014 at the Humboldt Care Center North. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of the Mason-Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt with the Rev. Christy Ehrle officiating. Interment will be in North Lawn Cemetery, Fort Dodge. Visitation with the family will be from 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Dot is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Bruce Eastman of Humboldt; son-in-law, Greg Pool of St. Peter, MN; grandchildren, Cory (Mary) Eastman of Rolfe, Toni (Paul) Wickman of Alta Vista, and Trent (Megan) Pool of St. Peter, MN; great grandchildren, David, Megan, and Annabelle Pool, Macy, Graclyn, and Kinley Eastman, and Rebecca, Karley, Brooke, Russell, and Ruby Wickman; step great grandchildren, Tayla, Jade, and Shayna Lange; and granddaughter-in-law, Carrie Pool-Zimmer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Watts; parents, James and Mabel (Hardin) DeSmidt; daughter, JoAnn Pool; grandson, Jason Pool; and an infant son. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Ivan, Everett, and Delmar DeSmidt; and sisters, Ada Maud Johnsen, Mildred Madsen, and Anna Marie Watts.
Mabel Dorrit DeSmidt, the daughter of James and Mabel (Hardin) DeSmidt, was born October 10, 1923 at Humboldt, Iowa. She received her education at Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1941. On February 5, 1944, she was united in marriage to Russell James Watts in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. While Russell served in the Pacific during World War II, Mable returned to Humboldt. Following the war, the couple continued to make their home at Humboldt where Dot worked at Tigges’ Drug Store. She later went to work in the Humboldt County Auditor’s Office until 1951 when she became a homemaker raising her two daughters. Russell passed away in November of 1990 and Dot continued to maintain her home until becoming a resident of the Humboldt Care Center North in December of 2009.
Dot was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt. She was active in Eastern Star, Sweet Adeline’s, and numerous card clubs throughout her life. Above all, she enjoyed the time she spent with family and friends.
Dot is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Bruce Eastman of Humboldt; son-in-law, Greg Pool of St. Peter, MN; grandchildren, Cory (Mary) Eastman of Rolfe, Toni (Paul) Wickman of Alta Vista, and Trent (Megan) Pool of St. Peter, MN; great grandchildren, David, Megan, and Annabelle Pool, Macy, Graclyn, and Kinley Eastman, and Rebecca, Karley, Brooke, Russell, and Ruby Wickman; step great grandchildren, Tayla, Jade, and Shayna Lange; and granddaughter-in-law, Carrie Pool-Zimmer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Watts; parents, James and Mabel (Hardin) DeSmidt; daughter, JoAnn Pool; grandson, Jason Pool; and an infant son. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Ivan, Everett, and Delmar DeSmidt; and sisters, Ada Maud Johnsen, Mildred Madsen, and Anna Marie Watts.
Mabel Dorrit DeSmidt, the daughter of James and Mabel (Hardin) DeSmidt, was born October 10, 1923 at Humboldt, Iowa. She received her education at Humboldt and graduated from Humboldt High School in 1941. On February 5, 1944, she was united in marriage to Russell James Watts in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. While Russell served in the Pacific during World War II, Mable returned to Humboldt. Following the war, the couple continued to make their home at Humboldt where Dot worked at Tigges’ Drug Store. She later went to work in the Humboldt County Auditor’s Office until 1951 when she became a homemaker raising her two daughters. Russell passed away in November of 1990 and Dot continued to maintain her home until becoming a resident of the Humboldt Care Center North in December of 2009.
Dot was a member of the Faith United Methodist Church in Humboldt. She was active in Eastern Star, Sweet Adeline’s, and numerous card clubs throughout her life. Above all, she enjoyed the time she spent with family and friends.
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