Obit: Jackson, Lila (1915 -
2010)
Contact: Audrey Roedl
Email: audero@charter.net
Surnames: Jackson, Kivikko, Kukku, Wickham
----Source: The Loyal TRG (Loyal, Clark County, Wis. 10 Feb
2010)
Jackson, Lila (25 JUL 1915 - 03 FEB 2010)
Lila T. Jackson, 94, Hudson, formerly of Greenwood, Died on
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, at the Christian Community Home, Hudson.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m., on Monday, Feb. 8, at Our
Savior’s Lutheran Church, Greenwood. The Rev. Terri Blomberg
officiated. Burial followed in the Greenwood City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Michael Wickham, Mark Wickham, John Zagozen, John
Kivikko, Dale Jacobitz and James Gregorich. Honorary pallbearers
were Dale Jolivette and Robert Vesel.
Lila T. Kivikko was born on July 25, 1915, in the town of
Longwood, rural Owen, to John and Sophie (nee Kukku) Kivikko. She
was raised on the family farm and received her education at Bright
School. She married Einar J.Jackson on Aug. 15, 1936, on her
parent’s home farm. They lived in Wisconsin and Illinois,
before returning to Greenwood in 1947. She was a homemaker and was
employed at the Greenwood School District for 15 years, in food
service, until her retirement in 1976. She resided in Greenwood
until July 2006, at which time she moved to Pine Ridge Assisted
Loving, Hudson, and later to the Christian Community Home.
She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and
the WELCA. She had many interests, but especially loved spending
time with her family. Baking, sewing, her flowers, and refinishing
furniture.
She will be dearly missed by one daughter, Joanne Wickham,
Hudson; two sons, Warren Jackson, Ely, Minn., and Duane Jackson,
Madison; five grandchildren, Michael (Jodi) Wickham, Mark Wickham,
Anna Jackson, Sara Jackson and Eric Jackson; and two
great-grandchildren, Jacob Wickham and Mikayla Wickham.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Einae
on Oct. 14, 1998; and five brothers, John, Leonard, William, Edward
and Reino Kivikko.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.cuddiefh.com/
Cuddie Funeral Home, Greenwood, assisted the family with
arrangements.
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