Overton, Yvonne (Scheffler) (1920 - 2012)

OVERTON, SCHEFFLER, HAAS, MORGAN, SCHUPBACH, SORENSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/10/2012 at 20:49:26

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Overton, Yvonne (Scheffler) - - November 13, 1920 - April 1, 2012

Source: Published in The Daily Nonpareil on April 3, 2012

Yvonne Overton, age 91, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, passed away April 1, 2012, at Regency Rehabilitation Center.

Yvonne was born November 13, 1920, the daughter of Henry and Hilda (Haas) Scheffler on a farm near Minden, Iowa. Her parents lived on different farms in Shelby County and she attended country schools, the Shelby, Iowa grade school and went to the Tennant, Iowa High School where she graduated in 1939. After graduation, she went to Harlan, Iowa, where she worked in a clothing store.

Yvonne married Victor Overton in 1949, and they moved to Mapleton, Iowa, in 1951 and then to Council Bluffs in 1953. They had three children: Alan (who died of a heart disorder in 1971), Donald, and Joyce. Yvonne was a stay-at-home mother until the youngest child was in junior high; then she took a job as executive housekeeper at the Howard Johnson Motor Lodge where she worked until she retired in 1986. After retirement, Yvonne enjoyed traveling with Vic throughout the United States. She was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church and their Nitengal Circle. After retirement, she worked as a volunteer for Jennie Edmundson Hospital for a number of years until she developed arthritis and was forced to quit.

Yvonne is survived by her husband, Victor Overton; son, Donald Overton and wife, Linda, of Omaha, Neb.,; daughter, Joyce Morgan and husband, Jack, of Farragut, Iowa; grandson, Matthew Overton and wife, Jessica, of Omaha; granddaughter, Rachael Schupbach and husband, Brian, of Chicago, Ill.; brother, Omer Scheffler and wife, Shirley, of Harlan, Iowa; sister, Twyla Sorensen and husband, Marvin, of Golden, Colo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Graveside inurnment services will be Thursday, 10 a.m., at Garner Township Cemetery.

Maher-Livingston Funeral Home
121 S 7th St.
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
maherlivingstonfh.com
Phone: 712-328-1144