PEARCE, Gail D. (Shepard) 1943-2019

PEARCE, SHEPARD, WILSON, GRAY, REES

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 12/22/2019 at 12:31:48

Biography

Gail D. Pearce, 76, of Grundy Center and formerly of Denver and Reinbeck, Iowa, died Saturday, December 21, 2019, at Creekside Senior Living, of natural causes.

She was born May 20, 1943, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Nellie (Wilson) Shepard. She graduated from Waterloo East High in 1959.

Gail married Carl R. Pearce on September 30, 1961, in Waterloo; he died on February 18, 2004.

She worked for Canteen Food Services driving the rolling food truck.

Gail enjoyed playing BINGO, fishing, going RVing with Carl and her family; singing & playing guitar, and listening to her family play music.

Survived by two sons, Carl “Roger” (Chris Bond) Pearce of Traer and Richard Pearce of Waterloo; a daughter, Julie (Barton) Shriver of Ackley; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; three sisters, Kay Pearce of Washburn, Shirley (Bob) Neal of Sebring, FL, and Wilma Dietrick of New Hartford; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl; grandson, Tyler Pearce; three brothers, Jerry, Floyd and Robert Shepard; and three sisters, Pearl Shepard, in infancy, Norma Gray and Maxine Rees.

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Services:
Friday, December 27, 2019 at Garden View Chapel

Cemetery:
Burial at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery

SOURCE: Kearns Funeral Service