Wilfred Shoemake
Born: October 23, 1910 in Lacey, Mahaska Co., Iowa
Died: January 27, 1999 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 51
Married: Juanita Walker on November 30, 1929 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Charles and Keith
Parents: Charles and Wilhemina Jensen Shoemake
Obituary: Wilifred C. "Willie" Shoemake
Wilfred C. "Willie" Shoemake, 88 of 1743 S 8th Ave. E. ,
died of heart failure, Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Skiff Medical
Center in Newton. Funeral Services will be held Saturday at
2 p.m. at the Foursquare Church in Newton with the Rev.
James Black, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Sugar
Grove Cemetery in rural Newton. Friends may call after noon
at the church where family will be present Saturday from 1
to 2 p.m. The Wallace-Pence Funeral Home in Newton is
handling arrangements. Memorials in Mr. Shoemake's name will
be accepted.
The son of Charles and Wilhemina Jensen Shoemake, he was
born Oct 23, 1910, in Lacey. He married Juanita Marie Walker
Nov 30, 1939, in Newton. A resident of Newton for 70 years,
he also lived in Lacey and South Dakota. Mr. Shoemake was
employed by the Parsons Company for 31 years and by the UAW
Union Hall for 18 years. He was a member of the Newton
Foursquare Church and a past member of the UAW Local No.
997.
Survivors include his wife; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Chuck and Ruby of Northridge, calif. and
Keith and Andrea of Newton; five grandchildren; two
step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five
step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mildred Talbot of
Newton; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in
death by his parents and two brothers. ~ Newton Daily News,
Friday, January 29,1999
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Juanita Marie (Walker) Shoemake
Born: 26 March 1918 in Monroe, Iowa
Died: 24 December 2013
Buried: Lot 51, plot 3
Married: Wilfred Shoemake on November 30, 1929 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Charles and Keit
Parents: Murry and Leona (Hitchler) Walker
Obituary
Juanita died on Tuesday, December 24, 2013, in Newton, Iowa. She was 95 years old. Those left to honor Juanita's memory include her sons, Chuck and Keith Shoemake; her seven grandchildren, her eighteen great grandchildren; and one sister. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 4, 2014, at the Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home in Newton.
Family will greet friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time and again following the service during lunch. Memorials may be designated in Juanita's name and left at the funeral home. ~ Pence Reece Funeral Home.
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