Crystal Hudson

Crystal Lynn Hudson was born June 29, 1952, the daughter of Clarence and Vivian Cervine Carlson. She died Sunday, November 24, 2013, at her home in Denison, Iowa, at the age of 61.
Crystal was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She received her education in the Fort Dodge Community Schools and graduated with the class of 1970. On December 28, 1972, Crystal was united in marriage to Robert Hudson at the Covenant Church in Fort Dodge. The couple made their home in Fort Dodge and were blessed with the birth of three sons.
Crystal was employed at Wells Fargo Bank in various positions for 30 years, first in Fort Dodge and Worthington, Minnesota, and then moving to Denison in 1992. She saw many name changes in the bank through those years. Crystal retired from the banking business in 2005 and most recently was employed at Neppl Real Estate. The Neppl Real Estate group was like a second family to her.
Crystal was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who always loved her family unconditionally. She enjoyed life with family and friends, was easy to become friends with, and was always willing to help anyone. Crystal was a very happy person and you could always recognize her laughter. In her free time she enjoyed shopping with her best friend for “therapy”; attending her children’s sporting events, cross stitching, and flower gardening. Crystal also loved her miniature Maltese dog, Koda. This was the first year Crystal was unable to help with “stuff the busses” or Neppls with their annual Thanksgiving dinner at Realife.
Crystal was preceded in death by an infant son, Ryan; and her father. Survivors include her husband, Robert of Denison; two sons: Benjamin Hudson and his wife, Melissa of Des Moines, Iowa; and Jonathan Hudson and his wife, Gina of Chanhassen, Minnesota; three grandchildren: Lucy, Jonathan and Joseph; her mother, Vivian Carlson of Lincoln, Nebraska; two sisters: Claudia Russell and her husband, Steven of Lincoln, Nebraska; and Cindy Fraley of Columbia, South Carolina; and one brother, Jeff Carlson and his wife, Janet of Naperville, Illinois; other relatives and friends.