Laura N. Andrews

Laura Nina Heide Andrews age 93, of Columbus, Nebraska, formerly of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Brookestone Acres in Columbus.

Funeral services are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Ft. Dodge, Iowa. There will be a visitation at the McKown Funeral Home in Columbus on Thursday from 4-7 p.m. Visitation will continue Saturday morning 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church in Ft. Dodge. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery in Ft. Dodge, Iowa.

Laura was born April 22, 1926, on the family farm in Pomeroy, Iowa, to Fred and Lena (Loots) Heide. She attended rural elementary school, Pomeroy High School, and Iowa Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She taught elementary school in Des Moines, Manson and Ft. Dodge Schools. She was united in marriage to Robert L. Andrews on June 24, 1951, in Pomeroy, Iowa. Bob and Laura lived most all their married life in Ft. Dodge. Laura was an active member at the Trinity United Methodist Church where she enjoyed her quilting group, Circle, and taught Sunday School for many years. She enjoyed reading, sewing, Iowa State athletics, and loved spending time with: grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and extended family. She and Bob often spent their winter time in Florida and Arizona. Laura moved to Columbus in 2013 to be closer to her family.

Laura is survived by her:
Daughter: Debbie Lynne (John) Curry of Columbus
Granddaughter: Carolyn Heide (Reginald) Bosn of Lincoln
Grandson: Tyler Andrew Curry of Omaha
Granddaughter: Heather Elizabeth Curry of Kansas City, Missouri
Great Grandchildren: Heide Lynne Bosn, John Reginald Bosn, Elizabeth Kaylene Bosn, and Zoe Hope Bosn all of Lincoln
Her brother: Louis (Vera) Heide of Pomeroy, Iowa
Her sister-in-law: Jean Croft of Okoboji
Many nieces, nephews, and their families

She was preceded in death by her: parents, husband Robert Lee, son Dennis Dee Andrews, grandson John Robert "J.R." Curry, and her sister Helen Everson.

Laura asked that Memorials be directed to either Trinity United Methodist Church, or Operation Christmas, both in Fort Dodge.