Willa Lee Urbanoski passed away early Friday morning October 12, 2018 at Villa Pueblo Long Term Care in Pueblo, CO. She would have been 99 years old on November 7, 2018.
There was a private family burial in the Des Moines Cemetery on Thursday, October 18, 2018.
A Memorial Celebration of Life for Willa Lee will be on Saturday, November 10, 2018.
There will be a potluck dinner, with meat provided, at the Des Moines School Cafeteria from 12-2 PM. At 2 PM the Memorial Service will begin at Grace United Methodist Church with Pastor Jon Kuncel officiating.
Willa Lee (Dickerson) Urbanoski was born November 7, 1919 to Virgil and Tresia ( Mobley) Dickerson in Des Moines, NM. She attended Des Moines Public School and graduated in 1937. Willa Lee moved to Raton where she was a waitress and part time bookkeeper.
Willa married Hughie Urbanoski on December 6, 1941 and he preceded her in death on December 13, 2002. They had one child, Janet, born in 1945. The family lived in Des Moines until 1954 when they moved to Albuquerque. There Willa had a career at Sandia Labs and enjoyed decorating cakes. In 1976, Hughie & Willa retired and moved to Folsom to be near Janet, her husband Bill Berg, and their three daughters. She moved to Logan, UT in 2006 where she was able to spend time with her great grandsons. In 2010 she made her final move to Pueblo.
In addition to her husband, Willa was preceded in death by her father and mother, her only sibling Elva and Elva’s husband Harold Horner.
Willa Lee is survived by her daughter Janet and son-in-law Bill, granddaughters Kirstin (Dane) Campbell, Elisabet Berg, and Meghan (Mike) Edwards. She dearly loved her two great grandsons Scott & Kyle Plagge.
Willa was especially close to her niece Larada Horner-Miller, Larada’s husband Lin Miller, and nephew Harold Virgil Horner.
In lieu of flowers please consider donations to Des Moines High School in her name. Willa liked the idea that 3 generations attended that school and she was an enthusiastic supporter of all her granddaughters’ activities during their attendance.
