Rold, Ardella Frances (1934 - 2022)

ROLD, WHITAKER, PETERS, CHRISTENSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/4/2022 at 16:28:23

Name of deceased: Ardella Frances Rold

Aged: 88 yrs, 7 mo, 2 days

Residence: Carroll, IA

Born: Feb. 20, 1934; Monroe Township, rural Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 22, 2022; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Monday, Sep. 26, 2022; Altamont Baptist Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in Cuppy’s Grove Cemetery, Walnut, IA

Survived by: Nephew, Chris Whitaker of Carroll, IA; brother-in-law, Kenneth Peters of Walnut, IA; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Vernon and Effie (nee Christensen) Rold; siblings, Ellie Whitaker, Howard Rold, and Myrna Peters; brother-in-law, Mike Whitaker

Education: Attended Rosehill No. 2 country school, kindergarten through grade 8; she then graduated from Harlan High School. She went on to attend Sioux Falls College in South Dakota and graduated in 1962 with a bachelor's degree in religious education.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Was employed as a secretary for First Baptist Church in Casper, WY and for American Baptist Convention in Valley Forge, PA. In 1968, she became the program director for the YWCA in Clinton, IA and then went to Kansas City, KS to be their Y executive director; that was followed by going to Grand Island, NE. to run the facilities there. In 1984, Ardella moved south to Hastings, NE and worked for Adams County Senior Services as their executive director for the next 21 years, when she retired and moved back to Shelby County, IA. at the end of 2005.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: pauleyjones.com