Greta Jean Lockhart

July 10, 1921 - January 19, 2014

Greta Jean Lockhart, age 92 of Brownsville, passed away Sunday, January 19th, at Tweeten Healthcare in Spring Grove. She was born July 10th, 1921 at Waterville, IA to Walter and Tilda (Olson) Huffey. She attended rural grade school near Waterville, IA, and graduated from Decorah High School in Decorah, IA Greta went to Chicago after High School for employment and spent thirty seven years working as a secretary in both commerce and civil service. She worked in Kentucky, St. Paul, MN, and La Crosse, WI during those years. In La Crosse she was employed by the U.S. Forest Service and also by Trane Company. After moving to the Brownsville area, Greta owned and operated Spring Hills Trout Farm, and also had and antique business. Greta and William Lockhart were married on July 26th, 1946. They later divorced. After retirement she persued her love of the arts, in the form of painting landscapes and portraits, and weaving beautiful pieces on her looms in her studio. She enjoyed horseback riding and went on many trail rides with friends, and also did cross country skiing. She was an avid collector of antiques, and knew the story of each one. She is survived by her brother George (Jean) Huffey of Waterville, IA, her sisters Leatrice McEvilly of Caledonia, MN, Esther Enyart of Lancaster, TX, and Lotus (Barton) Bulman of Caledonia, MN, and by many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews.