Smith, Marie R. Block (1923 - 2018)

BLOCK-SMITH, BLOCK, SMITH, KLOEWER, HOUSTON, YAPLE, BALDWIN, EGGERS, GRINDLE, GROTE, BEXTEN, RAU, CLOUD, LEINEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/5/2018 at 20:27:04

Name of deceased: Marie Rose (nee Kloewer) Block Smith

Aged: 94 yrs, 7 mo, 10 days

Residence: Dunlap, Harrison and Crawford Counties, IA

Born: Oct. 20, 1923; Westphalia, Shelby County, IA

Died: May 30, 2018; Dunlap Specialty Care, Dunlap, Harrison and Crawford counties, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, June 2, 2018; St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Dunlap, IA; burial was in the St. Joseph Cemetery, Earling, IA

Survived by: Children, Diane (spouse, David) Houston of Omaha, NE, Charlene (spouse, Ralph) Yaple of Lenexa, KS, Dean Block and Rod (spouse, Barb) Block, all of Dunlap, IA, and Sherry (spouse, Larry) Baldwin of Neola, IA; sons-in-law, Larry Eggers of Omaha, NE and David Grindle of Soldier, IA; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; five great-great- grandchildren; siblings, Jerry (spouse, Pauline) Kloewer of Harlan, IA, Sister Fran Kloewer of Omaha, NE, Margaret (spouse, Raphael) Grote of Dunlap, IA, Stella Bexten of Manilla, IA, Charles (spouse, Rosemary) Kloewer of Mapleton, IA, and Mike (spouse, Marlys) Kloewer of Manilla, IA; sister-in-law, Kathleen Kloewer of Panama, IA; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Frank and Anna (nee Rau) Kloewer; 2 husbands, Herman Block and Perry Smith; children, Tom (and his spouse, Peggy) Block, Jane Eggers and Marsha Grindle; granddaughters, Whitney Anne Cloud and Peggy Arlene Block; brothers, Eugene and Roman Kloewer; sister, Rita Leinen

Education: Graduated from St. Boniface Catholic School, Westphalia, IA

Religious affiliation: member, St Patrick's Catholic Church; member, Catholic Daughters

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Herman Block; May 12, 1943; location not provided (2) Perry Smith; 1990; location not provided

Employment: Farmed with first husband until his death in 1965; she later cleaned houses and was employed at the Dubuque packing plant in Denison, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: quilting; bowling; playing Yahtzee

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com