Underwood, Violet Arlene (1923 – 2009)

UNDERWOOD, TILK, STEWART, GUSS, ROBINSON, HOLLIFIELD, JOHNSON, HECKMANN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 18:57:40

Name of deceased: Violet Arlene Guss Underwood (nee Tilk)

Aged: 86 yrs, 9 mo, 12 days

Residence: Mesa, AZ

Born: March 15, 1923, Harlan, IA

Died: Dec. 27, 2009, at Hospice of the Valley Friendship Village in Mesa, AZ

Funeral services: Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Rev. Keith Pals officiated. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery in Kirkman, IA.

Survived by: Daughter, Judi (spouse, Joe) Stewart of Marion, NC; son, John Guss of Mesa, AZ and his beloved dog, BJ; grandchildren, Michele (spouse, Harold) Robinson, Nicole (spouse, Timothy) Hollifield, and Katrina Johnson; great-grandchildren, Richard, Gwynn, Starr, Tayler, Cody, Haley, Kaitlin, Danielle, and Joey; great-great-grandchild, Tye, all from NC; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John and Kathryn (nee Heckmann) Tilk; son, Richard; sisters, Frances and Zelma; brother, Raymond Tilk

Education: graduated from Kirkman High School in Kirkman, IA, Class of 1941; after graduating, Arlene took college courses in fields that interested her

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: (1) Edwin "Bud" Guss; date and place not provided (2) Roy Underwood; date and place not provided

Employment: Worked for North American Aviation (in California); later, she worked for Rohr Aircraft Corporation, from which she retired in 1994 (in California)

Hobbies/Interests: Was an avid genealogist; reader; collected of a variety of "turtle" Keepsakes

Sources: pauleyjones.com