Dwinell, Opal Marie 1919-2012

DWINELL, HUTCHINS, FREIBERG, LEFF, NOLD, DAVIS, ALBEE, ENGLE, COLDIRON, LEFLEUR

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Date: 3/1/2021 at 11:19:54

Opal M. Dwinell
Redfield, Iowa
Sep 27, 1919 – Jan 26, 2012 (Age 92)

Opal Marie Dwinell, 92, passed away January 26, 2012, peacefully at Mercy Hospice House in Johnston with family by her side. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at the Johnson Family Funeral Home in Dexter. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will follow the services at the Wiscotta Cemetery in Redfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Opal was born in Dexter, Iowa on September 27, 1919, to Warren and Goldie Hutchins Freiberg. She grew up in Redfield and was a lifelong resident. She was united in marriage to James E. Dwinell. In Opal's younger years she was an avid gardener. She loved her flowers and always knew where to go to harvest the wild asparagus and morel mushrooms. Opal knew so many people and took pleasure in visiting with them. She enjoyed going to Redfield Feed to visit and buy cat food for all of her precious cats that she took in which people no longer wanted. She also enjoyed the quality time spent with her children, grandchildren and her many great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Warren and Goldie, her husband, James Dwinell, two sisters, Clarabel Leff and Lorene Nold, one son, Pete Davis, two granddaughters Susan Allbee and Tracy Engle. Opal leaves behind to cherish her memory, her children, Janie Coldiron, Carolyn LeFleur, and Garry Davis all of Redfield; 11 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 10 great-great grandchildren and a host of friends all of whom will miss her greatly. ~ The Des Moines (IA) Register 29 Jan 2012.