Van Meter, Ethel M. 1892 - 1992

VAN METER, HANCOCK, SHIELDS

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/8/2010 at 09:56:59

Ethel M. Van Meter, 100, of Hinton died Saturday, Aug. 29, 1992, at Hallmark Care Center
Sioux City.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Hinton United Methodist Church with Rev. Stan Long officiating. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Massena, Iowa. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Christy Morningside Funeral Home at Sioux City.

Mrs. Van Meter, the former Ethel Shields, was born April 28,1892, at Massena. She lived six years near Fargo, N.D., and returned to Massena. She married Walter D. Hancock in 1910 at Creston. He died in 1937. She married Everett Van Meter in 1938 at Des Moines. They moved to Carroll in 1940. He died in August 1960 and she moved to Hinton in 1973. She served as the Massena city clerk and operated the Central Cafe at Massena for 13 years. She also was employed as a bookkeeper at die Carroll Lumber Co. She had been a seamstress since the age of 8. Mrs. Van Meter was a member of the Hinton United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and had been treasurer of the Carroll United Methodist Church for more than 15 years. She was a member of the Hinton Garden dub, Hinton Senior Citizens and former member of the Hinton Book dub. She was a Past Worthy Matron of Signet Chapter 1, Order of Eastern Star at Carroll. She was an Avid bridge player.

Survivors include a daughter and her husband, Hazel and Webb Heue of Hinton; stepdaughter, Betna Dougherty of Atlantic; a sisters Mrs. Frances Marlowe of Livermore, Calif.; a grandson Thomas Luin of Cary, N.C; a great grandson, Chuck Luin of Atlantic; two great granddaughters, Jennifer and Sarah Luin of Gary, N.C.; a step great-granddaughter, Glenna Luin of Florida; and two other Step granddaughters.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Winifred and Feme; a grandson, 3Preston H. Luin Jr.; four brothers two sisters.

Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Monday, August 31, 1992
Le Mars, Iowa