Jule C. McCullough

Jule Claire McCullough, age 70, of Pine Island, Minn., passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, in Rochester, Minn.

Funeral services were held on Monday, April 13, 2015, at Saint Paul Lutheran Church in Pine Island, with Pastor Kip Groettum and Pastor Audrey Lukasak officiating.  Burial was in the Pine Island Cemetery.  

Online condolences can offered at mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com

Jule was born on Dec. 15, 1944, in Mason City, Iowa, to M. J. and Vida (Larson) Hovelson . She lived in Decorah and Clear Lake, Iowa, graduating from Clear Lake High School in 1964. She then attended Mason City Junior College.  On Sept. 27, 1969, Jule married Richard McCullough in Deerfield Beach, Fla.  

Jule worked as a secretary at IBM in Rochester and Boca Raton, Fla.; at Saint Paul Lutheran Church; and at Stevenson Insurance in Pine Island.  She was a Stephen Minister and a Stephen Leader, a member of the Progress Club, and a member of Saint Paul Lutheran Church. She enjoyed playing piano, the bells, the flute, knitting, crocheting and various crafts.  

She is survived by her husband, Richard, of Pine Island; two daughters, Heather (Nathan) Lyons of Rochester, and Heidi (Sean) Sorenson of Pine Island; six grandchildren, McKenna, Trevor, Kyle, Gavin, Danica, and Alexa; one sister, Janet (Richard) Williams, of Port Richey, Fla.; one brother, Eric (Mary) Hovelson of Des Moines, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Jim Hovelson.

Memorials can be made in Jule’s name to Children’s Bible Study at Saint Paul Lutheran Church.  

Mahn Family Funeral Home-Mahler Chapel, of Pine Island, is assisting the family with arrangements.