Tish, Lucille M. 1934-2013

TISH, SNOOK, WYATT, NORDIN, CARLSON, ARTHUR, SCHILLENGER, VAN DEE, YATES

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes
Date: 11/26/2013 at 09:23:02

LUCILLE M. TISH

Lucille M. Tish, 79, of Grinnell died November 22, 2013 at the Grinnell Health Care Center.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. John Epperson officiating. Pallbearers will be Cecil Arthur, Allen Gregory, Don Peck, and Dennis, Jason and Mark Snook. Burial will be in West Liberty Cemetery near Montezuma.

Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Smith Funeral Home with the family present from 5:00 until 8:00 Tuesday evening.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Lucille M. Tish Memorial Fund.

Lucille was born January 31, 1934, in Malcom, the daughter of Lester and Eva Grace Tish Snook. She was raised in Montezuma and was a 1951 graduate of Montezuma High School.

On June 21, 1953, she was united in marriage to William W. Tish, in Montezuma. The couple lived in Ames and Malcom prior to moving to Grinnell in 1956. Always known as a true couple, you never heard one name without the other, and they were known by either, Walt and Ceil, Bill and Lucille or Sonny and Lucille depending on how you knew them.

They started their business, Tish TV Sales and Service in Grinnell in the 1960s and it's still currently run by their son, Bill Tish.

Lucille was a member of the Grinnell Christian Church. She was active in Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and also sponsored a slow pitch softball team. She enjoyed doing puzzles, playing games with her grandchildren and spending time with her siblings and extended family. She spent many hours gardening and canning her produce and for many years she enjoyed listening to country music at the Lake Rathbun Country Music Show. She was an avid fan of MLB World Series.

Survivors include her children, Linda Tish of Grinnell, Sue (Larry) Wyatt of Grinnell and Bill (Trudy) Tish of Grinnell; five grandchildren Lisa (Matthew) Nordin of Omaha, Nebraska, Laura (John) Carlson of New Hope, Minnesota, Marshal Wyatt of Kansas City, Kansas, Trenton Tish of Grinnell and Jodi Tish of Grinnell; seven brothers, Willis of Grinnell, Floyd of Searsboro, Edward of Monetzuma, Donald of Grinnell, Eldon of Montezuma and Keith and Roy, both of Parachute, Colorado; three sisters, Gladys Arthur of Reasnor, Frances Schillenger of Orion, Illinois and Betty Van Dee of Deep River; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, William; and in-laws, Keith Arthur, Phyllis and Eleanor Snook, Marion Van Dee and Betty Jean Yates.