Kimberley, Leola May Coakley – 1926-1960

COAKLEY, DENATO, KIMBERLEY, MAHER

Posted By: Diana Wagner
Date: 7/13/2021 at 21:35:34

Obituary – Mrs. C. B. Kimberley
Leola May Coakley, beloved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coakley of Mingo, Ia., was born April 17, 1926 at Iowa City, Ia., and passed away Nov. 11, 1960 at the age of 34 years, 7 months and 25 days, in the Boone hospital in Boone, Ia.
On July 4, 1947, she was united in marriage to C. B. Kimberley of Collins, Ia. To this union 4 children were born, Marsha, Donald, Roger and Denise.
She spent most of her married life on a farm near Collins; in 1956 they moved to Boone where they have lived since.
She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Boone. In 1957 she underwent an operation at Des Moines, Ia. and since that time she has been an invalid.
Although through all her suffering and many handicaps she never once complained of her ill health or her pain, she always had a smile for everyone and always kind and loving to her family and many friends. Her thoughts were only of the welfare of her family.
She leaves to mourn, her husband and four children of Boone, her mother, Mrs. Ada Coakley of Mingo, Ia., two sisters, Mrs. Richard Maher (Doris) of Mingo, Mrs. John DeNato (June) of Newton, Iowa, one brother, Earl Coakley, Jr. of Chicago, Ill., several nieces and nephews, relatives and a host of many friends, who all admired her greatly for her wonderful personality and her bright spirit of life.
Her father preceded her in death on Aug. 11, 1936.
(A poem was included.)

Card of Thanks
The many acts of kindness and heartfelt sympathy extended to us by our dear neighbors and friends were greatly appreciated and helped to ease our burden of sorrow and grief during the illness and death of our beloved wife, mother and daughter. We also desire to express our thanks for the generous floral tributes.
C. B. Kimberley and family, Mrs. Ada Coakley, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coakley, Mr. and Mrs. John DeNato, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Maher.
Source: Colfax Tribune; Thursday, November 17, 1960 (extracted from Mingo news section)

Kimberly, Leola
Former Resident Dies at Boone
MINGO – Mrs. Charles (Leola) Kimberly, 34, a former resident of Mingo, died Friday at her home in Boone.
Mrs. Kimberly had been ill for several years after suffering a polio attack.
Mrs. Kimberly, who resided at Collins before moving to Boone, is survived by her husband; two sons; two daughters, her mother, Mrs. Ada Coakley of Mingo, a brother, Earl Coakley of Chicago, Ill., and two sisters, Mrs. Dick Maher of Mingo and Mrs. John DeNato of Newton.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Boone Methodist Church. Burial will be in Peoria, Iowa.
A native of the Mingo community, Mrs. Kimberly was a graduate of Mingo high school.
Source: Newton Daily News; Saturday, November 12, 1960, page 6, col. 3