Wanda R. Weber

Wanda Ruth Weber was born December 28, 1924 in Oto, Iowa to John C. and Jennie V. (Coon) Pierce. She graduated from Oto High School in 1943. On May 19, 1943 she was united in marriage to Clifton W. Weber at St. John Church near Holly Springs, IA. They were married for 65 years.

The couple farmed the family farm in Holly Springs after Clifton returned home from the service. In 1947 they moved to a larger farm near Salix, IA, the moved to a farm in Cushing in 1948. They built a new home after their farmhouse burned down in 1968, doing all of the finishing work inside.

They retired from farming in 1979 but continued to live on their farm for 17 years. In 1984 they built a new home in Cushing, doing the finishing work in this home also.

She was a member of the Cushing United Methodist Church, where she enjoyed singing in the choir. She was also a member of the Cushing Auxiliary for 58 years. She enjoyed music, playing piano, playing cards and feeding all of the stray cats in Cushing.

In 2007, she moved with her husband to Omaha, NE to be near their son. She stayed there until October of 2012 when she moved to Pella, IA with their daughter. Then moved October of 2014 to Van Buren, AR with their son and lived there until her passing.

She is survived by her children, Judy (Arvin) Roose of Pella, IA and Dr. Harlan (Eva Mae) Weber of Van Buren, AR; grandchildren, Terri Wildt of Des Moines, IA, Mechelle (Bob) Sparks of Ankeny, IA, Melissa Bullington of St. Joseph, MO, Cullen John (Natasha) Weber of Van Buren, AR and Austin Weber of Van Buren, AR; great-grandchildren, Chantelle, Joseph and Bethany Wildt, Eric Davenport, Alex Rosch, Eli Weber and Riley ?; brother and sister-in-law, Melvin and Helen Weber of Rapid City, SD; nephews, Larry Pierce of Sioux City, IA and Ken Weber of Thornton, CO; and niece, Karen Kahre of Huron, SD.

She is preceded in death by her husband; parents; brother Earl and wife Genevieve Pierce.