ROEDER, Allene Ruth (Shannon, Foell) 1930-1992

ROEDER, SHANNON, FOELL, SMITH

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 9/10/2012 at 16:40:30

Funeral services for Allene Ruth (Foell) Roeder, 62, of Greene, Iowa, were held on Thursday, February 13, 1992, at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene with Rev. M. Sherwood of Calvary Baptist Church of Greene officiating. Burial was in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Greene.

Allene Ruth Shannon was born on January 23, 1930, near Powersville, Pleasant Grove Township, Floyd County, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond H. and Ruth A. (Smith) Shannon. She died on Sunday, February 9, 1992, at University Hospital in Iowa City.

She received her education in the rural Floyd County schools, and was united in marriage to Arvid T. Foell on February 14, 1948, at the Methodist Church in Nashua. Throughout their marriage they lived in Northeast Iowa, where five children were born to this union. Allene, in her early years worked in various care centers as an aide, but as time went by she was content to be a mother and homemaker. Mr. Foell died on January 23, 1968.

On December 27, 1968, she was united in marriage to Herman H. Roeder, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Following their marriage they lied near Packard for two years, and then moved to the south edge of Greene. To this marriage was born one son. Following Mr. Roeder's death on March 30, 1983, she moved into Greene where she resided until her death.

As a pastime she enjoyed reading and painting. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in Greene.

She leaves to join her parents, her two husbands, and her son, Allen Foell, who died on February 22, 1990.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Jerry (Arlene Foell) Lockwood of Clarion; four sons: Arvin Foell of Slater, Alvin and Albert Foell, both of Charles City; and Richard Roeder of Greene; one step daughter, Anne Roeder; five step-sons, Thomas Roeder of Springfield, Missouri; James Roeder of Thompson, Iowa; Bruce Roeder of Fort Worth, Texas; Gerry Roeder of Indianapolis, Indiana; and John Roeder of Waverly; 15 grandchildren; 11 step-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lavon Hartson of Fredericksburg, Carol Annett of Cresswell, Oregon; three brothers: Ray and Clarence Shannon, both of Des Moines, and John Shannon of Ames.

[Nora Springs Advertiser - Rockford Register, 19 FEB 1992]