Verna Loretta (Schoolcraft) SKILLEN

SKILLEN, SCHOOLCRAFT, SCHLEGAL, SWARTZROCK, BETTESWORTH, GRAY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/28/2013 at 21:26:24

April 24, 1930 --- September 12, 1999

GREENE, IA - Funeral services for Verna L. Skillen, 69, of 11196 Grand Ave., Greene, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, at St. Peter Lutheran Church, Greene, with Pastor Lance Kittleson officiating. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery, Greene. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Reid's Funeral Chapel in Greene, where there will be a public scripture service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services on Wednesday at the church.

Verna Loretta Schoolcraft was born April 24, 1930, in rural Renwick, Wright County, a daughter of Verne P. and Sarah O. (Schlegal) Schoolcraft, and died Sunday (Sept. 12, 1999) at her home in rural Greene. In 1936, the family moved to Charles City and later to rural Chickasaw County, where she received her education at the Dresden Township Country School and graduated from the New Hampton High School in 1949. Following graduation, she became employed at Northwestern Bell in Charles City as a telephone operator.

On Jan. 14, 1951, she was united in marriage to Glen Eugene Skillen at Calvary Baptist Church in Charles City. They made their home on the Skillen family farm west of Greene. When Glen entered the United States Army, Verna accompanied him while stationed at Camp Gordon, Fort Augusta, Ga., and Fort Monmouth, N.J. Following his discharge they returned to the farm. Verna was employed as a housekeeper for Greene area families for many years. She had been employed by the Clyde Stuntz family for more than 35 years. Her interests included collecting antiques, going to rummage sales and garage sales, flower gardening and sewing. She also enjoyed watching her T.V. shows which included Wheel of Fortune, The Bold and The Beautiful, Lawrence Welk, and 60 Minutes. She was confirmed a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church on March 14, 1951, and was a member of WELCA and the Westside Club.

Living family members include her husband, Glen, of Greene; two sons, David and Jason, both of Greene; two sisters, Darlene and her husband, Harold Swartzrock, of Charles City, and Doris Bettesworth of Ettrick, Wis.; and one brother, Edgar and his wife, Rosemary Schoolcraft, of Forest City. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Grace Gray.

Those planning an expression of sympathy may direct memorials to the Verna L. Skillen Memorial Fund in care of the family. Reid's Funeral Chapel.

September 14, 1999
Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa