Ardys Heinsohn Pemberton

November 14, 1925 - September 17, 2019

Ardys Heinsohn Pemberton, age 93, of Storm Lake, Iowa formerly of Alta, Iowa died on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Alta. Burial will be in the Plainview Cemetery in rural Alta. Visitation will take place Thursday, September 19, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in ALTA. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be given to the Immanuel Lutheran Church in rural Alta. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements. Ardys Olivia Hansen Heinsohn Pemberton was born on November 14, 1925 at her grandparents’ home in Alta, Iowa to Louie and Frances (Johnson) Hansen. She was baptized on December 2, 1925 and confirmed in her faith in March of 1941 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Alta. She attended Highview Consolidated School all twelve years and graduated in 1943. She attended Buena Vista College for one year. She married Gordon Wilbur Heinsohn on October 24, 1944. The couple farmed near Albert City, Aurelia, and Rembrandt before retiring to Storm Lake in July of 1988. They raised three children: Larry, Nancy, and Mary. Her husband, Gordon, died in April of 1998. She married Howard Pemberton in June of 2002. He died in May of 2012. She and both husbands wintered in Mission, Texas. She was a life-long member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where she participated in Ladies Aid, taught Sunday School and Bible School, and made quilts for missions. She enjoyed fishing and playing games, especially cards. She was a member of various clubs and served at county elections. She enjoyed watching basketball and baseball on television as well as attending Alta softball games. Another hobby of Ardys’ was studying family genealogy, she wrote histories for Highview School, Immanuel Church, and Mission Bell Trailer Park in Mission, Texas. She also treasured time with family where she was known as Grandma A. Survivors include: daughter-in-law, Marsha Heinsohn of Storm Lake, Iowa; daughter, Nancy and her husband, Glenn Surber of Kansas City, Missouri; daughter, Mary and her husband, Jeff Timmer of Sioux Center, Iowa; her sister, Janice (Dale) Sorenson of Alta, Iowa; eleven grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by both husbands; her son, Larry; and great-grandson, Bart Hinners.