William Edward Linden 1921 - 2016

NUFER, LINDEN, TAYLOR

Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/20/2016 at 14:47:58

Sioux City Journal
9 June 2016

MOVILLE, Iowa | William E. Linden, 94, of Moville passed away Monday, June 6, 2016, at Countryside Health Care Center in Sioux City.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Johnson-Earnest Funeral Home in Kingsley, Iowa. The Rev. Cynthia Morrison of Kingsley United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, rural Correctionville, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. today, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Visitation will resume 9 a.m. until service time Friday to the funeral service. Expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com.

William Edward Linden was born on Oct. 15, 1921, in Elyria, Ohio, the son of Albert Anthony and Mary Magdalena (Nufer) Linden. He graduated from Elyria High School prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army. William served overseas in the Pacific Theater on several islands as a cook. He earned an honorable discharge in 1946.

Shortly after the service, William moved to Kingsley and married Pearl Ella Taylor on April 2, 1946, at Congregational Church. William worked as a farmhand in the Kingsley and Pierson, Iowa, area. The family later moved to Odebolt, Iowa, where he held a position as a cheesemaker at the Odebolt Dairy and Cheese Factory and continued assisting area farmers. William also helped with the construction of silos with Hanson Silo–Iowa Inc. In 1966, the Linden's called Moville their home. William took some welding classes and took a position with Missouri Valley Steel in Sioux City. He welded there until 1983 when he retired.

In his spare time, William enjoyed traveling with Pearl. Their most memorable trip was to the state of Alaska. He created numerous craft projects from wood that he shared with others. William liked to garden and was known for his front yard blanketed with Phlox. He played the mandolin, had a love for country western music and never missed an episode of Lawrence Welk.

He will be lovingly remembered by his son and his wife, Norman and Theresa Linden of Wallingford, Iowa; a daughter and her special friend, Grace Linden and Wayne Lindgren of Sioux, City; five grandchildren, Lisa McDaniel, Angela (Robert) Mitchell, Shane (Deyra) Rix, Corabeth (Rob) Tannenbaum, and Ryan McDaniel; 13 great-grandchildren; a brother, Don (Janice) Linden of Auburn, Calif.; two sisters-in-law, Jeanne Linden of New London, Ohio, and Dawn Linden of Blum, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.

William was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Pearl on Dec. 9, 2012; brothers, Raymond, Albert, Bernard, and Larry (Eileen); and a sister, Mary Eustace.