Vesta Blaess Clark 1914-2005

CLARK, PETER, SHUEY, COGHLAN, BLAESS

Posted By: David Hellwege (email)
Date: 9/26/2006 at 10:27:26

Vesta Selma Marie Blaess Peter Clark, age 91 of Boone and the Evangelical Free Church Home of Boone since February 2003, entered into rest on Friday, October 7, 2005 at the Evangelical Free Church Home of Boone.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 13, 2005 at the Trinity Lutheran Church of Boone with Rev. Lindsay Watkins officiating.

Burial will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery of Boone, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at the Schroeder ~ Walter Funeral Home, Fifth and Story Streets of Boone from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Family will be present to greet friends at the funeral home Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Visitation will continue on Thursday morning at the church from 9:00 a.m. to the time of service at 10:30 a.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Evangelical Free Church Home of Boone.

Vesta was born on April 29, 1914 in Harrison Township, Boone County, Iowa to Louis and Anna (Kreutner) Blaess. She attended St. Paul's Lutheran School.

Vesta was a homemaker.

Vesta was a member and active in the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in N.E. Boone County, Iowa where she was baptized and confirmed, and then was a member and active in the Trinity Lutheran Church of Boone, and then a member and active in the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church of Ft. Dodge, Iowa. She was a member of the Ladies Aide of her Church's. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning and sewing.

Vesta is preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Cleo Peter; second husband, Kenneth Clark; two sisters; one great grandson.

Vesta is survived by her daughter, JoAnn Shuey and husband Walter of Boone, Iowa; her daughter, Beverly Coghlan and husband Larry of Boone, Iowa; her son, Dale Peter and wife Tracy of Phoenix, Arizona; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sister, Irma Larson and husband Stan of Jewell, Iowa; brother, Marvin Blaess and wife Darlene of Grinnell, Iowa; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Schroeder ~ Walter Funeral Home, Fifth and Story Streets of Boone is in charge of the arrangements.

[Source: BNR via the WWW; originally published November 10, 2005.]