Kibby, Zoe Bertha (Fish) Whelan (1923 – 2018)

KIBBY, FISH, WHELAN, SOMA, COPELAND, POPE, PAGE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/25/2018 at 20:26:06

Name of deceased: Zoe Bertha (nee Fish) Whelan Kibby

Aged: 95 yrs, 5 mo, 6 days

Residence: Dunlap, IA

Born: March 30, 1923; near Avoca, in Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 5, 2018; Community Memorial Hospital, Missouri Valley, Harrison County, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Sep. 10, 2018; Congregational Church, Dunlap, IA;

Survived by: Sons, Kevin Kibby of Osceola, MO and Kelly (spouse, Rosalee) Kibby of Giddings, TX; daughter, Keva Soma of Dunlap, IA; grandsons, Todd (spouse, Erin) Soma, Chad (spouse, Susan) Soma, and Lon (spouse, Ann Margaret) Whelan, Jr; great-grandchildren, Hunter, Jesse, Hayden, Zoey and Cale Soma and Ryann, Nick and Carly Whelan; nieces; nephews; other family and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Amasa Randall and Bertha Jane (Copeland) Fish; husbands, Raymond Whelan and Cless Kibby; son, Lonnie Randall Whelan; infant daughter, Kyla Kay Kibby; sisters, Mae Pope, Maude Page and Belle Pope; brothers, Clell and Harry Fish; son-in-law, Leslie Soma

Education: attended country schools in the Harlan and Avoca, IA, area until the age of 13

Religious affiliation: Member, Congregational Church where she had served as the treasurer for Sunday school and for Missions

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Raymond Edward Whelan; 1939; location not provided (2) Cless Richard Kibby; 1944; location not provided

Employment: Employed at the Gold Slipper Restaurant Dunlap, IA, the Safari Club, and the Dunlap Livestock Auction as a cook. She was a supervisor for a corn detassling crew as well as for a bean hoeing crew in the summer months.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed spending winters in Texas for over 20 years; traveling by bus tours; dancing; playing cards

Sources: foutsfuneralhome.com