Eleanor J. Kaiser (1934-2021)

KAISER, KELLY, HAYS

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 6/27/2021 at 22:34:15

ELEANOR JOAN (HAYS) KAISER

Walker

Eleanor Joan (Hays) Kaiser, 87, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at the Vinton Lutheran Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton, with the Rev. Brian Channel officiating. Interment will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Vinton. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Phillips Funeral Home, 212 E. Sixth St. in Vinton. A memorial fund has been established.

Eleanor was born on April 10, 1934, in Vinton, the daughter of Weldon and Thelma (Kelly) Hays. On Nov. 4, 1950, she was united in marriage to Veryl Kaiser at Wesley United Methodist Church in Vinton.

Eleanor and Veryl farmed in their early years and later founded Kaiser Truck Tire Center in Cedar Rapids and Rose-Bar. Eleanor was very active in her churches in Walker, Cedar Rapids and Vinton, as well as their "winter" church in Mesa, Ariz., where Eleanor enjoyed teaching bible study. Eleanor developed her skills as a painter at the age of 63 and taught art classes in Arizona. She was devoted to her family and spending time with them was her greatest joy.

Survivors include her children, Joe (Janet Edler) Kaiser of Walker and Susan (Alan) Bird of Cedar Rapids; daughter-in-law, Karen Kaiser of Cedar Rapids; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 68 years, Veryl, in 2018; and her son, Kenneth, in 2018.

Online condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.