Mildred Crim

November 18, 1916 - December 13, 2011

Mildred Crim, 95, formerly of Stratford, Iowa passed away at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa on Friday morning, December 9, 2011. She had been a resident at Waterford assisted living in Ames since 2004. She was born on November 18, 1916 in Clear Lake Township-Hamilton County, Iowa the daughter of John and Hattie (Gustafson) Erickson. On March 18, 1944, she married Charles Crim at her parent’s home in Stanhope, Iowa. Mildred graduated from Stanhope High School in 1934 and from Iowa State Teacher’s College in 1941. She taught at Lake Center in Hamilton County, Urbana, Iowa and Iowa Falls. She was an active member of the South Marion United Methodist Church and the Stratford Federated Women’s club. Her husband, Charles in July of 2003, brother Ernest Erickson, and sister Mabel Mogensen preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters; Jean Eells and husband Chad of Webster City and Dorothy Pimlott of Ames, a son Lloyd Crim and wife Gaylan of Boone; two grandchildren, Kate Pimlott of Ames and Jason Pimlott of Cedar Rapids; and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday morning, December 14th at 10:30 a.m. at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Stratford, Iowa with Rev. Gina Spohnheimer officiating. Interment will be in Mineral Ridge Cemetery in Ridgeport, Iowa at a later date A time of sharing will be held on Tuesday evening, December 13th at the Calvary United Methodist Church from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present during that time to greet friends. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial may direct their gift to the family.