Lyle Edwin Mansfield (1924-2007)
MANSFIELD, MILLER, AHRENHOLTZ, BASSETT, DOWD, HEISLER, SPRINGER, MEYER, KLEIN
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 3/18/2007 at 09:00:47
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Sunday, March 18, 2007.
Lyle Edwin Mansfield, 82, of Maxwell, passed away at home from congestive heart failure and complications on Thursday, March 15.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Maxwell United Methodist Church. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Manilla Cemetery in Manilla.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bacon Funeral Home in Maxwell. Memorials may be made to the Lyle E. Mansfield Memorial Fund, which will be used for several projects.
Lyle Edwin Mansfield was born March 27, 1924, in Guthrie County, the son of Charles and Helen (Miller) Mansfield. He went to school in Herndon and at an early age started working on the CMSLP&C Railroad, which was his lifetime occupation. He had worked on a signal crew, retiring in the mid-1980s.
He was drafted into the Army and served with the 601 Artillery Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He received an honorable discharge with many bronze service honors. On Jan. 3, 1946, he continued work on the railroad for 44 years.
He was united in marriage to Eunice M. Ahrenholtz on Aug. 18, 1951, in Manilla. They were blessed with two sons and a daughter. They moved several times, living in Neola, Manilla, Sioux City and Maxwell.
He enjoyed working on small electrical projects and tinkering in the garage with the boys. He enjoyed sitting on the front porch swing in the summertime and mowing lawns for people. He cared for the Methodist Church lawn for more than 25 years.
He is survived by his wife, Eunice of 56 years; his children, Craig (Betty) Mansfield, of Maxwell, Cheryl (Jerry) Bassett, of Ovedio, Fla., Keith Mansfield, of Maxwell; two grandchildren, Royal and Taylor; three stepgrandchildren, Tori, Tracie and Tammie; six stepgreat-grandchildren; two brothers, Lincoln (Geri) Mansfield, of Kansas City, Mo., Dwaine (Shelia) Mansfield, of Perry; three sisters, Uneta (Joe) Dowd, of Perry, Lois (Cliff) Heisler, of Perry, and Zada (Charles) Springer, of Clear Lake; and one sister-in-law, Mae Mansfield, of Perry.
He was preceded in death his parents; four brothers, Royal, Quentin, Floyd and Dwight; two sisters, Dora Mansfield and Darlene Mansfield; his stepfather, Henry Meyer; his in-laws, Art and Myrtle Ahrenholtz, Doris and Cliff Klein, Donald and Juanita Ahrenholtz and Arthur Meyer.
He will be deeply missed by his wife and children, his many friends and family.
Bacon Funeral Home in Maxwell is in charge of arrangements.
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