Mildred Brooks

Mildred M. Brooks, 98, of Waukon died Friday, May 22, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society in Waukon. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Waukon, with Pastor Kim Gates officiating. Burial will be at Smithfield Cemetery, rural Monona.
Friends may call one hour before services Saturday at the church. Memorials may be directed to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Good Samaritan Society or Winneshiek Medical Center Hospice. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is assisting the family with arrangements.
Mildred Margaret Brooks was born September 23, 1916 in Waukon, the daughter of Irvin A. and Anna C. (Nelson) McShane. She attended rural country schools and graduated from Waukon High School in 1934. February 22, 1936 she married Allen Everett Brooks in Castalia.
During the Depression they sharecropped on the John Hager farm with 26 acres of work land. In 1937, they moved to the Henderson farm on Yellow River and also sharecropped there, and in 1954, they bought the John Hager farm. Mildred was a member of St. Paul's United Methodist Church and its ladies groups.
Survivors include a son, Clair (Sandra) Brooks of Waterloo; two grandchildren: Brian (Mary) Brooks and Karen (Jesse) Iverson; and five great-grandchildren: Shayla, Ian and Curran Brooks, and Jacob and Matthew Iverson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Allen, who died in 1974; a son, Kermit; a brother, Harold McShane; and an infant sister.
Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com.