Joyce M. Cooling, 17 Sept 1934 - 22 Jan 2016

COOLING, KUHNLE, CONRAD, DOEHRMANN, WELSH, KRAUS, WILLETT, HAWKINS, WELSH

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 1/27/2016 at 14:54:54

Funeral service for Joyce Cooling, 81, Victor, was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, at the United Methodist Church, Victor. She died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, at University Hospitals, Iowa City.

The Rev. Jim Davis officiated at the service. Organist was Fred Stiefel.

Burial was in Genoa Bluff Cemetery near Victor. Casket bearers were Shawn Welsh, Heath Welsh, Chris Willett, Wes Cooling, Phillip Cooling, Jade Cooling, Amber Cooling, Shaylee Cooling, Kylie Cooling, Ryland Cooling and Kandi Willett. Honorary bearers were Laverne and Nancy Weisskopf, Bernna Deane Hawkins, Dock Blankenship and Ruth DeMeulenaere.

Smith Funeral Home, was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be sent in care of Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 485, Victor, Iowa 52347.

Joyce Cooling was born Sept. 17, 1934, the daughter of Edwin and Selma Conrad Kuhnle, in Cedar Rapids. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, Conroy. She grew up in Ladora and graduated from Ladora High School in 1953.

She married Darol E. Cooling July 28, 1956, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo. The couple made their home in Ladora and had three children. She moved to Victor in 1995, following the death of her husband. She was a secretary for the HLV School System for several years before retiring in 1987.

She was an active member of the United Methodist Church, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed traveling with her husband, crocheting and gardening. She loved her family and could always be found attending her grandchildren’s and great-grandchild’s sporting events. She will be missed by all who knew her.

Cooling is survived by her children, Diane Cooling, Victor; Mark (Angie) Cooling, Walford, and Rod (Kristy) Cooling, Victor; one brother, Wayne (Karen) Kuhnle, Ladora; one sister, Donna (Eldon) Doehrmann, Williamsburg; 11 grandchildren, Shawn (Kellie Kraus) Welsh, Kandi (Chris) Willett, Heath Welsh, Wes (Kari) Cooling, Les (Karen Hawkins) Cooling, Phillip (Sarah) Cooling, Kylie and Ryland Cooling, Jade, Amber and Shaylee Cooling; 11 great-grandchildren, Gracie Welsh, Preston and Derek Willett, Drew, Jackson, Ella, Connor, Camren, Landen, Brock and Logan Cooling.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Dwayne Kuhnle, and a great-granddaughter, Attison Welsh.

Journal Tribune, 27 Jan 2016, pg 5
Warrior Tribune, 27 Jann 2016, pg 4
Gazette, 24 Jan 2016, 14a [abbreviated]
Middle initial per Smith Funeral Home