Luella A. Crocker 1915 - 2017

CROCKER, PETERS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/25/2017 at 22:56:53

Sioux City Journal
23 February 2017

CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa | Luella A. Crocker, 101, of rural Correctionville, passed away Tuesday morning, Feb. 21, 2017, at her home.

Services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. The Rev. Bob Blair will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 2:15 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Visitation with the family will be 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.

Luella was born on June 29, 1915, rural Marcus, Iowa, to George and Clara Peters. She graduated from Marcus High School in 1934 and then attended Westmar College for two years. She taught country school in Plymouth County for 17 years.

Luella was married to Harold M. Crocker on July 11, 1950 at Slayton, Minn. She and her husband farmed southwest of Washta, Iowa for many years and continued to live on the farm after their retirement. Being with family was Luella's number one priority. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and playing cards.

She is survived by her two children, Carol (Richard) Peterson of Garner, Iowa, and Clarke (Elizabeth) Crocker of Washta; three grandsons and one great-granddaughter, Cameron (Audra) Crocker and their daughter, Savannah of Marcus, Aaron Crocker of Sioux Center, Iowa, and Colton Crocker of Washta; two stepgrandchildren and their families, Gina (Danny) Cunningham and their children, Skylar and Eliza of Perry, Iowa, and Daniel (Liz) Peterson and their children, Hailey and Hayden of Denver, Colo.; a sister, Bonnie (Marvin) Zoch of Cherokee; also several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Harold on Feb. 8, 2005; a great-stepgrandson, Declan Cunningham; and sisters and brothers and their spouses, LaVon and Louis Kappler, Wesley Peters, Arlene and Charles Molitor, and Verlin and Joan Peters.