Purviance, Thelma 1914 - 2004

PURVIANCE, MIER, STRICKER

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 5/21/2013 at 15:19:44

Thelma Purviance, 89, of Clear Lake, died Wednesday, February 4, 2004 at Muse
Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit, Mason City, Iowa. According to her wishes, she
has been cremated. A memorial service will be held April 10, 10:30 a.m. at
the Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake. Richard Scott,
Lay Assistant of Zion Lutheran Church, will be officiating. Visitation will be
one hour before the service. Memorials may be given to Hospice of North Iowa
in her name in lieu of flowers.
Thelma was born March 6, 1914 in Clear Lake, the daughter of David and
Catherine (Mier) Stricker. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1932
and attended Iowa Teachers College. She taught school in Lincoln Township for
four years. She married Jesse Purviance on December 24, 1936 at the Trinity
Lutheran parsonage in Mason City. They farmed in Lincoln Township 44 years and
moved to Clear Lake in 1981. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church. She
also belonged to the DD Club.
Thelma enjoyed cooking, sewing and reading books. When she was young she was
addicted to fishing. "Good food has always graced my table; my home has been a
warm and happy place." She enjoyed the beauty of flowers and the song of the
bird.
Thelma is survived by her three children, JoAnn Kaasa and her husband, Merwyn
"Bud", Hanlontown, Iowa, and their children Tim Kaasa and wife, Alice, Joel
Kaasa and his wife, Teresa, Doy Gilbert and husband, Chad; Dennis Purviance
and his wife, Joyce, Ft. Worth, Texas, and their children Kati Bewley and
husband, Ronald, Jesse Purviance and wife, Monica, John Purviance and wife,
Kristie, James Purviance and wife, Stephanie; and Linda Matson and her
husband, Jon, Clear Lake, and their children, Shelly Benton and husband, Doug,
Mindy Zaruba and husband, Tim, Marcy Bitner and husband, David; seventeen
great-grandchildren; three brothers, Dave Stricker Jr. and his wife, Marie,
Mason City, Ralph Stricker and his wife, Jerry, Mason City, and Harold
Stricker and his wife, Mary Ann, Orchard, Iowa.
Thelma is preceded in death by her parents; husband; sister, Leah Hage;
brothers, Ronald and Ben Stricker, and an infant great-granddaughter.