Arlene M. Carman-McNear 1921 - 2018
CARMAN, MCNEAR, CALLAGHAN, EICHHORN
Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/14/2018 at 10:29:56
Sioux City Journal
8 June 2018Mapleton, Iowa, formerly Oto, Iowa
Arlene M. Carman-McNear, 96, of Mapleton, formerly of Oto, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Church of Christ in Oto. The Rev. Karen Handke will officiate. Burial will be in Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland, Iowa. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at Armstrong-Van Houten Funeral Home in Anthon, Iowa.
Arlene M. Carman-McNear, the daughter of Herman and Minnie (Callaghan) Eichhorn, was born and raised on the family farm in rural Hornick, Iowa, Woodbury Co. She was baptized and confirmed in her faith at the German City church in rural Hornick.
On Valentine's Day 1942, Arlene was united into marriage to A.V. "Bill" Carman in the German City church. The couple built their home in Oto, living in the basement until its completion. Arlene and Bill were overjoyed when God blessed them with two sons, Clifford and Ariel. Arlene enjoyed watching her sons play sports especially baseball. Bill passed from this life on Dec. 21, 1969, due to illness.
On June 9, 1971, Arlene married George McNear in California. The couple enjoyed wintering in the valley in Texas. George passed away on March 15, 1985, and Arlene continued to winter in Texas until 2015.
In 2015, Arlene started calling Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton home until present. She loved flower gardening and sharing them with her church family and friends. She also enjoyed crocheting, the World Series, shelling walnuts, crocheting and knitting, and spoiling her grandchildren. Arlene's excellent cooking skills will be missed along with her classic waffles with ice cream and strawberries. A devoted sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Arlene will be missed by all who had the joy of knowing her.
Left to cherish her memory is her son, Ariel (Deb) Carman of Anthon, Iowa; grandchildren, Aaron (Barb) Carman of Northwood, Iowa, and Sarah (Ted) Petersen of Adel, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Trace, Sarah Jo, Allie, Kasch and Blake; sisters, LaVone Meeves of Smithland, Iowa, and Verna Ahl of Winnetka, Calif.; along with extended family and friends.
Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Minnie Eichhorn; husbands, A. V. "Bill" Carman and George McNear; son, Clifford Carman; and brother-in-law, John Meeves Jr.
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