Tooley, Janice Louise (1937 – 2009)

TOOLEY, WENDT, NELSON, HOFFMAN, PIITTMANN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/4/2013 at 21:14:34

Name of deceased: Janice Louise Tooley (nee Wendt)

Aged: 71 yrs, 8 mo

Residence: Walnut, IA

Born: Oct. 7, 1937, Avoca, IA

Died: June 9, 2009, at her home in Walnut, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, June 13, 2009, First Presbyterian Church, Walnut, IA; Rev. David Krueger and Pastor Orris Drake officiated. Burial at Layton Township Cemetery, Walnut, IA.

Survived by: Husband, Jim Tooley of Walnut, IA; daughters, Kim Hoffman and her friend, Ron Gardner, of Jacksonville, IA, and Robin Tooley of Walnut, IA; sons, Darren (spouse, Michelle) Tooley and Justen Tooley, both of Walnut, IA; brother, Ron (spouse, Ann) Wendt of Omaha, NE; sister, Barb (spouse, Marv) Piittmann of Avoca, IA; 6 grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Harry Charles and Frances Elmer (nee Nelson) Wendt

Education: Avoca schools; graduated from Avoca (IA) High School, Class of 1956

Religious affiliation: baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, Avoca, IA; longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Walnut, IA

Marriage: James Edward Tooley, Jan. 10, 1970, First Presbyterian Church, Walnut, IA

Employment: 20 years as secretary and bookkeeper, Van Nostrand Grain, Avoca, IA; after she was married, she took time to raise her own family and do in-home daycare; worked in the kitchen for 9 years at Peace Haven in Walnut, IA; then, for 8 years, she worked at Koala-ty Daycare in Walnut, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: loved caring for children, especially her own children and grandchildren; was a quiet person who enjoyed bird watching, fishing, listening to country and polka music

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