Potter, Olga Doris (Gilbert) 1940-2012

POTTER, GILBERT, BOGAARDS, MARTIN, GREENSTREET, EVANS, TERLOUW

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Date: 9/30/2012 at 15:36:56

Olga Doris (Gilbert) Potter
Created: Friday, September 28, 2012 11:47 a.m. CDT

Olga Doris (Gilbert) Potter, 72, passed away peacefully Sept. 26, 2012, to be with her God and other family members who met her at the gate with open arms.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 30, at the funeral home. Memorials to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.

Doris was born March 16, 1940, in Grinnell, Iowa. She later moved to Newton, Iowa. After graduating from Newton Senior High School she married John Ernest Potter on March 13, 1968, in Newton. John was the love of her life and she was a very devoted wife to him. Doris was an extremely dedicated and hard worker during her employment as a bookkeeper for Nollen’s Drug, Larchwood Florist and other retail stores. Doris loved helping people and was always thinking of others. Her current employer, Cline Tool, was one of her favorite places to work. She took pride in keeping it in tiptop shape. Doris enjoyed reading, cleaning her house, collecting dolls and Precious Moments and being with her family and friends. She will truly be missed and remembered by many people. She touched several lives with her warm and friendly ways. Doris was concerned about everyone and was truly a blessing to everyone she came in contact with during her life.

Doris is survived by her husband of 44 years, John Ernest Potter of Newton; her sister, Harriet (Lawrence) Bogaards of Oskaloosa; brother, Johnny Paul (Linda) Gilbert of Rocky Mount, N.C.; her many nieces and nephews, including Jamie Martin, Ashley Greenstreet and Arvin, Mark and Bruce Bogaards and their families; and her new dog, Ruby Red. Her parents, Harry Francis Gilbert and Jaunita (Evans) Gilbert, and her lovely sister, Ella Mae Terlouw, preceded her in death. ~ The Newton (IA) Daily News, September 28, 2012.
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Olga Doris Potter
March 16, 1940 - September 26, 2012
Newton, Iowa

Visitation: The family will greet friends from 2-4 P.M., Sunday, September 30, 2012 at the funeral home.

Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M., Monday, October 01, 2012 at the funeral home.

Interment: Immediately following the funeral service on Monday, October 01, 2012 at Newton Union Cemetery.

Doris was born March 16, 1940 in Grinnell, Iowa. She later moved to Newton, Iowa. After graduating from Newton High School she married John Ernest Potter on March 13, 1968 in Newton. John was the love of her life and she was a very devoted wife to him. Doris was an extremely dedicated and hard worker during her employment as a bookkeeper for Nollen’s Drug , Larchwood Florist, and other retail stores. Doris loved helping people and was always thinking of others. Her current employer, Cline Tool, was one of her favorite places to work. She took pride in keeping it in tiptop shape. Doris enjoyed reading, cleaning her house, collecting dolls and Precious Moments, and being with her family and friends. She will truly be missed and remembered by many people. She touched several lives with her warm and friendly ways. Doris was concerned about everyone and was truly a blessing to everyone she came in contact with during her life. Doris is survived by her husband of 44 years, John Ernest Potter of Newton; her sister, Harriet (Lawrence) Bogaards of Oskaloosa; brother, Johnny Paul (Linda) Gilbert of Rocky Mount, NC; her many nieces and nephews, including Jamie Martin, Ashley Greenstreet, and Arvin, Mark, and Bruce Bogaards and their families; and her new dog, Ruby Red. Her parents, Harry Francis Gilbert and Jaunita (Evans) Gilbert and her lovely sister, Ella Mae Terlouw, preceded in her death.

Memorials to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.

If you would like to share your thoughts and memories, we will deliver your message to the family. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa.