Yates, Wayne Arlo (1921 – 2008)

YATES, HITE, ANDERSEN, KRIEGER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/19/2013 at 20:04:16

Name of deceased: Wayne Arlo Yates

Aged: 86 yrs, 7 mo, 3 days

Residence: Avoca, IA

Born: Sep. 13, 1921 in Red Oak, IA

Died: April 16, 2008; Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Friday, April 18, 2008; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca, IA; Pastor Jeff Erlemeier officiated. Military rites by Fred Funston Post #277 were held at Graceland Cemetery in Avoca, IA.

Survived by: Son, Steven (spouse, Korla) of Avoca, IA; grandchildren, Kamie (spouse, Kenny) of Harlan, IA and Mike and Erin of Avoca, IA; great-grandchildren, Martin and Jessica, Adryan and Lauren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Richard and Ellen (nee Hite) Yates; wife (Phyllis) Elaine; sister, Delores Andersen

Education: graduated from Harlan (IA) High School in 1941

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Wayne enlisted into the U.S. Army on Oct. 7, 1942 in Baltimore, MD. He served in the European Theater from Dec. 16, 1943 until his return to the States in July 1945. He was Honorably discharged from the Army in Sep. of 1945.

Marriage: Phyllis Elaine Krieger; June 15, 1947; Hiawatha, KS

Employment: Wayne worked as a type setter at the Journal Herald in Avoca, IA for over 25 years

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed gardening, especially growing tomatoes; building bird houses; playing dominoes, baseball, football, and watching horse races.

Sources: ancestry.com, pauleyjones.com