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Cowell, Wilma Merle (Melcher) 1907-2003

LEAS, MELCHER, COWELL, WENDEL, MCCRANEY, WALSH, HILLESHEIM

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 5/2/2008 at 19:58:57

Wilma Merle Cowell

Wilma Merle Cowell, 95, of Monona, died Thursday morning, March 20, 2003, at the Good Samaritan Center, Postville, following a long illness. She was born July 11, 1907, on the family farm near Monona to John and Effie (Leas) Melcher. She attended Linton #2 Country School on Big Foot Road through the eighth grade.

She was united in marriage to David Cowell on November 4, 1925, in Waukon, IA. Seven children were born to this union, George, Marcella, Duane, Bruce, Maxine, May and Julia. They lived on the same farm until they moved to Monona in 1959. Wilma was a typical hardworking farm wife who helped with farm chores. She loved to garden, raise chickens and geese, canning, make quilts, and bake bread, cinnamon rolls, sour cream raisin pies and elderberry pies. She would share them with everyone.

She is survived by a son, George (Joanne) Cowell, Storm Lake; a daughter, Marcella (Kenneth) Wendel, Postville; a daughter-in-law, Carol Cowell, LaCrescent, MN; nine grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren; a great-great grandchild; four brothers, Arden (Donna) Melcher, Cedar Rapids, Vernon (Bunny) Melcher, Waukon, Noel (Marceine) Melcher, Burlington, WA and Ivan (Donna) Melcher, Monona and a sister, Joan McCraney, Evansdale.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband David, on September 14, 2001, two sons, Duane on May 29, 1993 and Bruce on May 6, 1999, three infant daughters, Maxine, May and Julia, a grandson, Dwight Cowell in 1966, four brothers, Lester, Glenn, Carl and John and two sisters, Amelia Walsh and Arlene Hillesheim.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 24, 2003 at the Garden City United Methodist Church, Monona, with Rev. Dennis Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow in the Monona City Cemetery, Monona. Leonard Funeral Home, Monona, in charge of arrangements.

Honorary and Casket Bearers were: Tom and Dave Cowell, Bruce and Susan Snively, Roger and Pat Regid, Ron and Diane Kurelo, Dennis and Sandra Bahls, Chris and Wendy Horn and Scott and Sara Franzose.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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