Wiley Wayne WEAVER

WEAVER, GREIMAN, ANDERSON, HITZHUSEN, CARDWELL, QUIGLEY, MARYHEW

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/29/2010 at 10:33:55

November 8, 2006
The Garner Leader & Signal - Iowa

Wiley W. Weaver, 87, of Rockwell, Iowa died on Wednesday, November 1, 2006, at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, at the United Methodist Church in Rockwell, with Rev. John Scherb officiating. Music was provided by organist, Lana Schaefer. Honorary bearers were Stacey Riediger, Mindy Lorber, Megan Quigley, Brenda Cardwell and Jodie Hitzhusen. Casket bearers were Tom Cardwell, Jeremy Hitzhusen, Joshua Hitzhusen, Corey Weaver, Cody Weaver and Clay Weaver. Burial was in the Concord Township Cemetery in Garner, with military rites by the Garner Veterans Ceremonial Unit. The Cataldo Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Wiley Wayne Weaver, the son of Louis and Lydia (Greiman) Weaver, was born on June 20, 1919, at Garner. He attended rural school near Garner and graduated from the Garner High School in 1937. He was confirmed at the Peace Reformed Church south of Garner. Following high school he farmed with his parents. Wiley served his country during WW II in the Army Air Corps from October of 1942 until his honorable discharge in February of 1946. On May 18, 1944, he was married to Evelyn Anderson of Kanawha at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ Church Parsonage in Klemme. They farmed in the Garner area for 22 years before moving to the Rockwell area in 1968, where they continued to farm. In 1975, he was named a Master Farmer by Wallace's Farmer. Wiley enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, farming, raising cattle and riding horses. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Rockwell, Rockwell Lions Club, Iowa Cattleman's Association and the Garner American Legion.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn of Rockwell; children, Sandra (Richard) Hitzhusen of Rockwell, Tom (Deb) Weaver of Rockwell, Sharon (Bob) Cardwell of Alcova, Wyoming and Sheryl (Bill) Quigley of Clear Lake; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a brother, Elwyn (Florence) Weaver of Garner; and many nieces and nephews. Wiley was preceded in death by his son, Terry in 1966; his parents; a sister, Bernice (Bob) Maryhew; and brothers, Frederick Weaver and Emery (Violet) Weaver.