Iola Jean Dillin, 4 May 1930 - 29 Jan 2008

DILLIN, STOCKMAN, STEVENS, MCKONE, FARLAND, KILBURN, DOANE, GREENE, THORSON

Posted By: Stephen D. Williams (email)
Date: 2/5/2008 at 13:00:52

Iola Jean Dillin, age 77, died Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Rose Haven Nursing Home, Marengo, from complications of diabetes. Funeral Services: 2:30 P.M. Saturday, February 2, 2008 at First Presbyterian Church, Marengo with Rev. Gerald Rife officiating. Burial will be in the Marengo Cemetery. Friends may call from 3 to 7 P.M. Friday, February 1, 2008 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Memorials may be contributed to REA, Conroy or First Presbyterian Church, Marengo.

Jean is survived by three sons, Charles Roland “Rollie” Dillin and wife Marian of Williamstown, NJ, Larry Bruce Dillin of Perrysburg, Ohio, and Robert George “Tiger” Dillin of Iowa City; a daughter, Rebecca Stockman and husband Joe of Iowa City, Iowa; six grandchildren, Colleen and Angela Dillin, Dana Stevens, Chelsea Dillin McKone, Rob and Adam Stockman; two great-grandchildren, Samantha Lemons and Mia Grace McKone; two brothers, James Farland of Newton and Ronn Farland of Moorpark, CA; and three sisters, Marjorie Kilburn of West Union, Alberta Doane of Newton and Marilyn Greene also of Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles Robert Dillin on October 3, 1998, three brothers, Wayne, Delbert and Clifford Farland, and a sister, LaVonne Thorson.

Iola Jean Farland was born May 4, 1930 in Newton, Iowa, the daughter of Harold S. and Hazel M. Horn Farland. She graduated from Newton High School in 1949 and married Charles Robert Dillin on August 27, 1950 at the First Methodist Church in Newton. Besides being a homemaker and mother, Jean was active in the Marengo American Legion Auxiliary, the Iowa County Historical Society, the Amana Heritage Society, and the Iowa County Geneology Society. She also was a receptionist for Dr. C. Watts for a few years. Jean was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Marengo and the Presbyterian Women’s Association. Jean enjoyed gardening, collecting hand carved santas, and Christmas ornaments such as patriotic ornaments, Campbell Soup and Hershey. But most of all, Jean enjoyed her time with her family and friends.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo
Cedar Rapids Gazette, 31 Jan 2008, pg 4b