Harriet Klohs Goslin died at Mary Greeley Medical Center on Wednesday, December 31. A gathering of friends and family will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, January 2 at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, January 3 at the United Church of Christ -- Congregational in Ames.
Harriet was born on April 14, 1925 in Henderson, MN the daughter of John Heinrich and Mary Alice (Hamilton) Klohs. She graduated from LeMars High School and the University of Northern Iowa with a BS in English and Biology and Masters Degree in Education. She married Donald Grant Goslin on May 30, 1948 in LeMars,IA. Donald was employed by the Department of Foreign Affairs and they spent time at the US Embassy in Bangkok Thailand and Saigon Viet Nam before coming to Ames.
Harriet was Christian Education Director at the United Church of Christ -- Congregational of Ames for several years and also at First Baptist Church in Ames. She sat on several boards: Girl Scout Council of Central Iowa, Pilgrim Heights Camp and Retreat Center, Northcrest Retirement Community, Youth and Shelter Services, American Baptist Association National Committee, and was involved the Hawkeye Recreatory Lab.
Survivors include three children: son David (Linda) Goslin of Cleveland, OH, and daughters Lianne Goslin and her partner Shelley E. Engman of Iowa City, and Gail (Robert) Gonzalez of Austin, TX; grandchildren: Christina Amundson and Johnny Amundson of San Antonio, TX; nieces and nephews: Suzanne and Wayne Salter of Huxley; Jill and Gordon Davis of Boone; and John and Lynn Ball of Pilot Mound; great nieces and nephews: Jenifer, Erik and Kora Maki; Mathew Henderson; Lindsey, Rachel and Jason Davis; and Kim, Rita and Chris Ball.
She was preceded in death by her husband; sister, Johnnie Ball; and Uncle Jean Hempstead.
Memorials may be directed to Pilgrim Heights Camp and Retreat Center and Youth and Shelter Services.
Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care is assisting the family.