DUTTON, Arlene D. 1909-2005

DUTTON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 11/25/2005 at 09:46:42

Arlene Dwelle Dutton passed away peacefully November 6, 2005, with her family around her, fully alert to the end.

A memorial service will be held in Van Home, IA, at some time in 2006. Notice will be placed in the paper when the date is determined. In lieu of flowers, Arlene; wished her memorial contributions to be sent to the Kensett Library, Kensett, IA 50448.

Arlene was born September, 4, 1909, to parents Charles and Alice (White) Dwelle. Brother Horace and sister Alberta preceded her in death. Sisters Dorothy Dwelle and Shirley Vorland reside in Northwood.

Born and raised in Northwood, Arlene graduated from Northwood High School in 1927. She attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids, IA, completing three years, leaving to teach due to the depression. She taught for six years in Kensett, mainly high school English. Some of her students became lifelong friends.

Arlene met her husband Dean Alton Dutton at Coe. Engaged for seven years while he finished his medical degree at the University of Iowa, they were married on November 22, 1936, and moved to Van Horne, IA, where Dean took over the medical practice. Dean preceded her in death on December 23, 1992.

Arlene is survived by her three children: Robert Dean (Suzann), Valley, NE; Dorothy Turner, Colorado Springs, CO and Marjorie Stephenson (Louis), Colorado Springs; four grandchildren: Melissa Orfch (Max), Dallas, TX; Melinda Dutton (Charles Kneaves), New York, NY;Michelle States (Walter), Dallas, TX and Christi Marquardt (Eric), Colorado Spring, CO. Seven great-grandchildren and twelve nieces and nephews. She was extremely close to all of them.

Arlene loved children, music, reading, the theatre, her home, and the family community of Van Horne where she lived in her home from 1937 until 2002 before moving to Colorado Springs to be near family after being injured in a car accident. The poetry she loved writing, some of which was published in Lyrical Iowa, has touched both family and friends. She will be missed, but the many memories, her unconditional love, and the impact of her wisdom remain with us and will help fill the void her passing has created.

Source: Northwood Anchor, Nov. 16, 2005