POE, Ardyce K. (Roedel, Austin) 1946-2015

POE, ROEDEL, BRECHT, AUSTIN

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 8/19/2016 at 19:16:00

Obituary for Ardyce K. Poe

Ardyce K. Poe age 69 of Ionia, Iowa, died Sunday, December 20, 2015, at Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare in New Hampton, Iowa.

A celebration of life for friends will be held at a later date in Ionia. Arrangements are with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton.

Ardyce Kay Poe was born January 5, 1946, in Stillwater, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Edwin and Edna (Brecht) Roedel. Ardyce received her education in Charles City, Iowa and was a 1964 graduate of the Charles City High School. Late in 1964, she married Jim Austin. The couple later divorced. Upon graduation, she began working at the former White Farm Equipment Company in Charles City. Ardyce worked as a secretary until the closing of the plant, at which time she took a position with attorney Jim Demro in his Nashua office.

On May 24, 1987, in Nashua, Iowa, she was united in marriage to Lyle "Eli" Poe. The couple lived their remaining years in Ionia. Ardyce loved the outdoors and time with her grandchildren. She will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many.

Survivors include two sons, Mark (Janet) Austin of Austin, MN and Hunter (Tiffany) Jung of New Hampton; one daughter, Jeanette (Cory) Hobson of Ionia; seven grandchildren, Blaze Jung, Matthew (Chris) Brandt, Tyler (Haley Galligan) Rosonke, Abigail Liddle, Aaron (Jess) Mealy, Mitchell Mealy and Claire Austin; two great-grandchildren, Mason Mealy and Lily Kaye Mealy; one brother, Marlin (Sherry) Roedel of Florida.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and one grandson, Jade Smith.

Source: Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home