Irma Wilson

Irma Wilson, 90, of Charles City, formerly of Burlington, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024 at the 11th Street Chautauqua Guest Home in Charles City.

A funeral service for Irma Wilson will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 at Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home with Beth Hurt from Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be at Sunnyside Memory Garden in rural Charles City.

Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home on Thursday.

Irma Lou (Borchardt) Wilson was born Oct. 8, 1933 at Nashua, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Loretta (Conley) Borchardt. She married Bob Wilson on May 27, 1967 and he died on Oct. 8, 1988.

Irma graduated from Charles City High School in 1952 and Burlington Hospital School of Nursing in 1957. She worked as a staff nurse there for years and a nursing instructor for three years before teaching at Southeastern Community College in the LPN and RN programs for 25 years. She was the DON at the Stronghurst, Illinois Nursing Home when it opened. She retired from Klein Nursing Home in Burlington, Iowa.

Irma loved to travel and had visited 46 states. In 2017, she took a trip to Alaska (land and cruise), a long-time desire to do so. She loved visiting Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia and did so several times. She collected lighthouses, Santa Claus’, and clowns. She did embroidery, jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, and loved visiting with family and friends. She was of the Lutheran faith. She was a member of Jane Delano Retired Nurses Association, the Burlington Gym Auxiliary, and Eagle’s Auxiliary.

Irma’s survivors include niece, Vicky Semelhack and husband Don of Mora, Minnesota; great-nephew, Dan (Kate) Semelhack with great-great-nephews, Ollie and Teddy and great-great-niece, Audrey of Golden Valley, Minnesota; great-niece, Amy (Bryant) Johnson with great-great-nephews, Wesley and Will of St Louis Park, Minesota; step-daughters: Connie (Gerald) Herman and Marcia (Brian) Luers of Burlington; step-son, Mike Wilson of West Burlington; sister-in-law, Lyneen Brunsting of Charles City; and several great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bob; brother, Robert; niece, Becky and husband Jim Royal; great-nephew, Andrew Semelhack; grandparents; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323, 1205 South Main Street, Charles City, Iowa 50616 is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left on the Tribute Wall for the family at www.hauserfh.com.