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Sandra Hudson, 83, of Britt, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022 at the Kanawha Community Home.
Memorial graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 19, 2023 at Evergreen Cemetery in Britt.
Sandra Kay (Johnson) Hudson was born November 17, 1939 in Omaha, Nebraska to Marshall Howard Johnson and Marjorie Bertha (Vallier) Johnson. She graduated from North High School in Omaha, NE.
Sandi met Bill Hudson in Omaha while he was serving in the Navy. They married on November 30, 1957 at the First Baptist Church in Horton, Kansas. She worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company while in high school and continued working for two years after high school. When Bill attended Peru Teacher’s College, Sandi worked at the college, and in the summer at the credit bureau in Omaha, and at the Meter Plant in Nebraska City, NE, until he graduated. While Bill attended graduate school Sandi worked at Richman Gordman Department store for two years.
Bill and Sandi, along with their two sons Mike and Mark, moved to Britt, IA in 1971 where Bill had taken a teaching job and started the girls’ basketball, track, and softball programs, and later served as Athletic Director. Throughout Bill’s career and the boys’ school years, Sandi supported her husband and sons by being present in the stands in countless home and away games.
Sandi worked for Winnebago Industries for eight years. Her desire to work with children led her to the North Iowa Area Education System, where she worked with preschool disabled children. She worked in this capacity for eight years until her own disability caused her to step down.
A few years after Bill retired from teaching, Bill and Sandi spent the winter at Leisure World Park in Weslaco, Texas, and did so for about fifteen years. During their time at Leisure World they traveled to Mexico and across Texas, often times with their son Mark and his family who lived in Fort Worth.
Sandi was always the first in line to aid her family in any way possible. She wanted to make sure her loved ones were well cared for. She made time for her favorite pastime, bridge, or any other card game. Sandi and Bill made many special friends in Britt and adored the community.
Sandi is preceded in death by her parents, her brother Don Johnson of Omaha, NE, and her beloved husband Bill.
Sandi is survived by her two sons Michael (Teresa) Hudson of Kanawha, IA, and Mark (Pam) Hudson of Fort Worth, TX; her sister JoAnn (Jim) Dietrich of Omaha, NE; grandchildren: April Smith, Andrew Hudson, Kaylea Hudson, Bryant (Joelle) Newby, Kyra Newby, Cynthia (Chase) Ballard, Alisa (Scott) Glass; great-grandchildren: Katie Smith Rule, Megyn Smith Reese, Brayton Smith, Kaylen Newby, Kenzie Newby, Cyerra Ballard, Chloe Ballard, Callie Ballard, Zsophia Glass, Benjamin Glass, Loretta Glass, Max Myer, and Gunnar Myer; and many nieces, nephews and loved ones.