Waterman, Leah Elizabeth (1924-2016)

WATERMAN, HUXTABLE, LEEPER, SMITH, SCHADE, LOOKINGBILL, LAWSON

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/20/2016 at 15:08:06

Leah Elizabeth Waterman
April 10, 1924 - June 25, 2016

Leah Elizabeth Waterman, age 92, of Newell, Iowa, died on Saturday, June 25, 2016, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.

Leah Huxtable, a daughter of Elmore C. and Alice Lenore (Leeper) Huxtable, was born on April 10, 1924, in Sioux City, Iowa.

After graduating from high school, she went on to complete one year of business school. She married Donald W. Waterman. Subsequently, they were blessed with three children: Curtis, Jan, and Steven.

Leah worked as a bank teller while also taking care of her growing family. She prided herself in teaching piano lessons for forty years.

Leah enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Curtis Waterman, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jan Waterman, of Elkhorn, Nebraska, and Steven (Tari) Waterman, of Brookings, South Dakota; her grandchildren: Emily Waterman, (fiancé, Evan Niese), Clifton Waterman (fiancé, Megan Dodson), Erica Waterman, Mark Waterman, and Kayla Smith; five great-grandchildren; a step grandson, Eric Schade (fiancée, Amy), of Des Moines, Iowa; a step great-grandchild, Addison Schade, of Des Moines, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Shirley (Glen) Lookingbill, of Urbandale, Iowa; and a brother-in-law, Don Lawson, of Brigham City, Utah; as well as extended family members and many friends.

Leah was preceded in death by her parents, Elmore and Lenora Huxtable; her husband, Donald W. Waterman; and her daughter-in-law, Mary Waterman.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, July 2, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Christ in Newell. Burial will follow in the Newell Cemetery. Visitation will take place Friday, July 1, 2016, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements.

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