Kallevig, Gloria Faye (Wiig) (1930 - 2022)

KALLEVIG, WIIG, TAYLOR, FRENCH, PETERSEN, NELSON, MICKELSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/4/2022 at 16:20:58

Name of deceased: Gloria Faye Kallevig (nee Wiig)

Aged: 92 yrs, 1 mo

Residence: Irwin, Shelby County, IA

Born: Aug. 20, 1930; Irwin, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 20, 2022; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Sep. 24, 2022; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Irwin, IA

Survived by: Daughter, Jeanne (spouse, Greg) Taylor of Fresno, CA; son, Sheldon Kallevig of Kansas City, MO; daughter, Jennifer (spouse, Ron) French of Manilla, IA; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great-grandchildren; son-in-law, Alan Petersen of Irwin, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hjalmer S. and Isabel (nee Nelson) Wiig; husband of 65 years, Carroll Kallevig (deceased 2015); daughter, Shari (deceased 2012); sister, Thelma and Thelma’s husband, Melvin Nelson; brother, Hilmer and Hilmer’s wife, Glendeen Wiig: sister, Dolores and Delores’ husband, Howard Mickelson; daughter-in-law, Teri Kallevig: 3 infant brothers; 1 infant sister

Education: Graduated with the Class of 1947 (school not indicated)

Religious affiliation: Devout members of the Church of Christ, Irwin, IA, and were involved in many church activities; Gloria sang in the choir, joined the Ladies Missionary Society (including acting as president one year) and helped out at funerals and other church events

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Carroll Kallevig; May 28, 1950; at the home of the bride’s parents, Irwin, IA

Employment: After her high school graduation, she traveled to Willmar, MN and took a job as a waitress at the Puritan Café, where she met her future husband. They returned to Iowa and married there.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved to sing, and with a friend, Marianne Clark, and sister Dolores, the trio started playing guitars and singing for their own enjoyment, but it wasn’t long before they were asked to entertain at other occasions. During the Irwin Centennial in 1981, she joined the Women's Kitchen Band that traveled and played in many towns for an entire year.

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com