McDeid, Leila Zena (1919-2019)

MCDEID, OATMAN, PECKENSCHNEIDER, BROWN, RENDENBAUGH

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 9/9/2019 at 14:18:42

Leila Zena McDeid
July 5, 1919 ~ May 9, 2019 (Age 99)

Leila McDeid, age 99, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, died on Thursday, May 9, 2019, at the Pleasant View Home in Albert City.

Leila Zena Louise Oatman, a daughter of John and Alma (Peckenschneider) Oatman, was born at Storm Lake, Iowa on July 5, 1919. She lived her youth near Storm Lake and received her education at Sulfur Spring, graduating from Sulfur Springs High School in 1937.

On January 12, 1938, Leila married W. Vernon McDeid at Storm Lake, Iowa, and to their union five sons were born: Ray Jerry, Ken, Mike, and Pat. The first few years of their marriage, Leila and Vernon lived in Newell and Albert City and then they moved to Sioux Rapids where they spent the remainder of the lives farming. A devoted homemaker and busy mother, Leila raised her sons on the farm.

A member of the First United Church of Sioux Rapids, Leila, actively, participated in the women’s groups and taught Sunday School for many years. Otherwise, she enjoyed reading, bird watching, and growing and admiring all varieties of flowers. In addition, Leila and Vernon were able to travel throughout the entire continental United States.

Leila’s life is honored and cherished by her family which includes her sons: Ken (Leona) McDeid, of Pilot Mound, Iowa, Michael (Lollie) McDeid, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, and Pat (Connie) McDeid, of Deer Park, Washington; ten grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; and ten great-great-grandchildren; as well as by other extended family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vernon; three brothers: Glenn, Virgil, and Junior; and two sisters, Mardell (Syril) Brown and Velma Rendenbaugh.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 24, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, May 23, 2019, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Sliefert Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

Blessed be the life and memory of Leila Zena (Oatman) McDeid.

Sliefert Funeral Homes, Storm Lake, Iowa, 2019.

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