Sille, L. Maxine (Emmack) 1916-2004

SILLE, EMMACK, MILLER, VEBER, VAN VEEN, VERMILLION, CARPENTER, VILLAFUERTE, MACHIN

Posted By: Barbara Hug
Date: 3/16/2005 at 19:50:34

Newton (IA) Daily News, Monday, October 18, 2004

L. Maxine Sille, 88, of Newton died Saturday, Oct. 16, 2004, at Careage of Newton in Newton.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Jim Olson of Zoar Church in rural Newton officiating. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton.

Friends may call after 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will greet friends from 1 p.m. until the time of the service.

The daughter of Elmer and Georgiana (Miller) Emmack, she was born April 11, 1916, in Metz. She was a graduate of Newton Senior High School and Normal Training. On Nov. 27, 1937, she married Richard Sille in Bethany, Mo. She was a teacher, homemaker and farmer's wife. She taught in Jasper County rural schools and later worked as a para-pro at Berg Elementary. She also worked at day care centers in Newton.

Mrs. Sille enjoyed music, playing piano and needlework. She was a member of Happy Pals and Women's Guild at St. John's Church.

Survivors include five daughters and three sons-in-law, Ruby and Dale Veber of Ankeny, Sheryl and Ken Van Veen, Karen Vermillion and Donita and Dave Carpenter, all of Newton, and Mary Lou Villafuerte of Omaha, Neb.; six grandchildren; nine-great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Joy Machin of Newton.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, four brothers and a sister.

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