Coleen Hoskey

Coleen Jo (Hladky) Hoskey, 79, of Toledo, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Sunny Hill Care Center in Tama and under the care of Grinnell Regional Hospice.  Funeral services for Coleen will be held on Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at New Hope Christian Church in Marshalltown. Visitation will be on Monday, June 4, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. also at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family for designation at a later date. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Coleen and her family.  Coleen Hladky was born on February 12, 1939 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Mary (Banes) Hladky and Joseph Hladky. She was raised on a farm near Vining, Iowa and attended the Vining Independent School and Toledo High School. She was united in marriage to Rex Hoskey on June 2, 1957. They lived on a farm northeast of Toledo and raised crops, beef cattle and hogs for many years. Coleen was an excellent gardener and always had a big garden, harvesting and canning almost everything she grew. She was a superb cook and baker, famously known for her mouthwatering sour cream chocolate cake. Coleen also loved to plant trees and shrubs, planting nearly 300 on the farm during her lifetime. She loved to sing, participating in church choirs and also the Women’s Farm Bureau Chorus. Coleen’s greatest joy was her family. She found unmeasurable pride in her children, fourteen grandchildren and thirty-six great grandchildren and would waste no opportunity to tell even complete strangers how many babies she has held. Coleen long ago committed her life to Jesus Christ and was born again into His Kingdom. She lived her faith for her family and friends to see and faithfully read her Bible daily and pursued growing in her faith.  Coleen is survived by her husband, Rex; five children: Mary (Pete) Lyon of Toledo, Dawn Hoskey of Toledo, Martin (Marcia) Hoskey of Toledo, Joni (Jeff) Lyman of Pekin, Illinois and Christopher (Julie) Hoskey of Toledo. She is also survived by her fourteen grandchildren, thirty-six great grandchildren and two sisters; Marlene Thiessen and Jean Richards.