Verlene (Wearmouth) Simmerman (2014)

CAMPFIELD, SIMMERMAN, SKINNER, SMITH, WEARMOUTH

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 11/13/2014 at 20:14:37

Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, November 12, 2014

VERLENE SIMMERMAN, Hysham, Montana

Verlene Wearmouth Simmerman, 98, of Hysham, Mont., passed away on Oct. 31, 2014, surrounded by her loving family at the Rosebud Health Care Center in Forsyth, Mont.

On Sept. 25, 1916, Verlene was born to William Walter and Ethel Campfield Wearmouth in Orient, Iowa. She lived on farms in and around Winterset, Iowa, with her family. Whenever she went to town she had to go through the Holliwell Covered Bridge. Verlene attended school in Winterset and graduated from Winterset High School. She worked for the Young family while in high school and after her graduation.

In 1937 Verlene Wearmouth married Maynard Simmerman. They moved to Oregon that same year where Maynard worked for the Shepherds on a farm for the next two years where Richard was born. Maynard and Verlene moved to Hysham, Mont., in 1939 where they raised their two children, Richard and Linda. Verlene was a homemaker and lived with her husband Maynard on the farm that his folks had owned since 1910. They have been in Hysham since 1939.

Verlene was a member of the Local Eastern Star in Hysham, and then transferred to Forsyth. She was a member for over 50 years. She was a fantastic gardener and belonged to the Friendly Garden Club since it started in the late 1950’s. Entering vegetables and flowers in the fair was one of her delights. Verlene was a 4-H leader for 8 years. She enjoyed her chickens and her pets. She attended the Presbyterian Church. Some of her other hobbies included square dancing, painting, picture taking, embroidery and visiting with people. She especially loved when she had company.

Verlene is preceded in death by her loving husband, Maynard; son, Richard of Kirkland, New Mexico; and grandson-in-law, Jon Skinner.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda K (Robert) Smith of Hysham; daughter-in-law, Katie Simmerman; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.

A funeral service was held Monday, Nov. 10, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hysham, Mont., with a graveside service following at the Memorial Vale Cemetery in Hysham, Mont.

Stevenson and Sons Funeral Home of Forsyth, Mont.

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