Muriel Valentine Uhl 1914-2006

UHL, BEAVER, STRATTON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 5/1/2009 at 00:02:44

Muriel V. Uhl
Feb. 14, 1914-Jan. 5, 2006

Beautiful Moments
From horizon to horizon
Or, as far as the eyes can see
Silvery ribbons in the bright blue sky
A beautiful sight for you and me.
Four small white ribbons enveloping into one
As the giant jet flies on
It appears for a few short moments
Then just as quickly it is gone.

By Muriel Valentine Uhl, 1985

Muriel V. Uhl, age 91 of Mapleton, Iowa, died Thursday, January 5, 2006 at Sioux City, Iowa.

Services were held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 7 at St. John's United Methodist Church in Mapleton with Pastor Fred Pilecki officiating. Burial was in Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland. Marie Whiteing was the organist for the service and the congregation sang, "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art". A prayer service was held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 6 at the Armstrong Chapel in Mapleton.

Muriel Valentine Uhl was born February 14, 1914, at Oto, Iowa, the daughter of Elias and Edna (Beaver) Stratton. She grew up at Oto and graduated from Oto High School with the class of 1932. She was united in marriage to Ariel A. "Bus" Uhl March 12, 1935 at Oto. The couple then made their home at Oto where their daughter, Alice, was born. In 1941 the family moved to Mapleton, Iowa where their son, Keith, was later born at the family home. Along with caring for her family and keeping the home, Muriel helped her husband in the family business. "Bus" passed away June 19, 1990.

Muriel was a member of St. John's United Methodist Church in Mapleton, the Mapleton Camping Club, and was a charter member of the Civic Club, which met at the Ring House in Mapleton. She was a 50 year member of both the American Legion Auxiliary Loren Hollister Unit #496 and the Royal Neighbors, both of Mapleton. She was very active in Scouting and served as Den Mother. Over the years, she also helped in the care of many, many children in the community.

Survivors include her daughter, Alice Bush Uhl of St. Louis, Missouri and her son, Keith Uhl and his wife, Nancy, of Des Moines and Mapleton, Iowa; six grandchildren, Elizabeth Uhl, Elliot Uhl, Scott Bush, Jennifer Shaw, Jeanette Hamilton, and Todd Bush; 10 great grandchildren; two brothers, Kenneth Stratton and his wife, Donna, of Oto, Iowa and Cecil Stratton of Sioux City, Iowa; and one sister, Maureta Weifenbach of Sloan, Iowa.

Along with her husband, Muriel was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Marvin and Ivan Stratton, and one sister, Lorena Miller.

Pallbearers were Scott Bush, Todd Bush, Elliot Uhl, Jerry Bumstead, Grant Scoles and Leo Dean.

Arrangements were made under the direction of the Armstrong Funeral Home of Mapleton.