Iva Evelyn (Kersey) Ripkey (1888-1974)

KERSEY, RIPKEY, KINNEY, SHUEY, HEIH, HOGFELDT, OTTO

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 11/30/2013 at 20:48:45

From Nevada Evening Journal May 1974

Iva Evelyn Ripkey

Iva Evelyn Ripkey was born December 11, 1888 on a farm east of Ames. She died May 7, 1974 at the age of 85 years and 5 months in her home at 1417 Kellogg, Ames, Iowa. She was the daughter of Ann Kinney and Henry Kersey. She was a life long resident of the Ames Area. She was married on September 24, 1921. They were tenant farmers until she moved to Gilbert on March 1, 1936 and lived there until moving to Ames in January 1957.

She was a member of Gilbert United Church of Christ (Congregational) and Women't Society, also a member of the Women's Missionary Society of the Church of God in Ames, Diodema Class of the United Methodist Church, Ames, as well as the W.C.T.U. and V.F.W. Auxiliary in Ames.

She will be remembered by a host of friends, young and hold, and by her seven children: Mrs. James (Arlene) Shuey of Gilbert; Mrs. Carl (Marie) Heih, Cambridge; Mrs. James (Velva) Hogfeldt, Rockford, Ill.; Vera Ripkey, Ames, Iowa; Mrs. Kenneth (Virginia) Otto, Midland, Mich.; John Ripkey, Boone, Iowa; 22 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren whom she loved very dearly and rejoiced in there visits.

She was pre-deceased by an infant son, her parents and 8 brothers and sisters.

Iva Ripkey will long be remembered by her thoughtfulness and kindnesses to others and especially her love for little children. For the past fifteen years she was cared and guided numerous little ones, wh in return loved her and called her "Grandma."

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9. 1974 at the Stevens Memorial Chapel, Ames, Iowa with the Rev. Paul H. Beckman officiating. Burial was in the Nevada Cemetery, Nevada, Iowa.

Stevens Memorial Chapel was in charge.

Pallbearers were Ronn Stenberg, Lou Foushe, Art Fleenor, S.J. Klassen, Jerry McNertney, Morris Almfeldt and Joe Waterman.