Janet Ales
February 3, 1939 - January 16, 2019
Obituary for Janet Ales
Janet Beth Ales, 79, of Davenport, Iowa passed away on January 16, 2019 at the Genesis Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. She was born on February 3, 1939 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Paul Edgar and Lucy Fay Kline Yates. After high school, she attended Northeast Missouri State and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught elementary education for four years and then earned her master’s degree in Art. She taught art at the Perry and Buffalo Elementary Schools in Davenport for several years, retiring in 1984. On April 21, 1981 she married Gerald Ales at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Janet was active in local politics in the Davenport area for many years. She volunteered in many capacities and served as a precinct committee woman, earning an award for her efforts. While not working or volunteering her time, she enjoyed playing the piano and singing. She had a great love for all animals especially cats, dogs, and birds. Often times she would adopt stray pets and make a loving home for them. In her younger days she was an active member of the First Christian Church in Davenport and taught Sunday School.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald Yates of Davenport and a sister, Jane Yates of Bloomfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastor Ron DeVore officiating. Burial will be at the West Grove Cemetery in West Grove, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday with the family present to greet friends from noon until the time of the service. Memorials have been established to the Heartland Humane Society in Ottumwa and the Humane Society of Scott County, Iowa.
February 3, 1939 - January 16, 2019
Obituary for Janet Ales
Janet Beth Ales, 79, of Davenport, Iowa passed away on January 16, 2019 at the Genesis Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. She was born on February 3, 1939 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Paul Edgar and Lucy Fay Kline Yates. After high school, she attended Northeast Missouri State and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught elementary education for four years and then earned her master’s degree in Art. She taught art at the Perry and Buffalo Elementary Schools in Davenport for several years, retiring in 1984. On April 21, 1981 she married Gerald Ales at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Janet was active in local politics in the Davenport area for many years. She volunteered in many capacities and served as a precinct committee woman, earning an award for her efforts. While not working or volunteering her time, she enjoyed playing the piano and singing. She had a great love for all animals especially cats, dogs, and birds. Often times she would adopt stray pets and make a loving home for them. In her younger days she was an active member of the First Christian Church in Davenport and taught Sunday School.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald Yates of Davenport and a sister, Jane Yates of Bloomfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastor Ron DeVore officiating. Burial will be at the West Grove Cemetery in West Grove, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday with the family present to greet friends from noon until the time of the service. Memorials have been established to the Heartland Humane Society in Ottumwa and the Humane Society of Scott County, Iowa.
Janet Ales
February 3, 1939 - January 16, 2019
Obituary for Janet Ales
Janet Beth Ales, 79, of Davenport, Iowa passed away on January 16, 2019 at the Genesis Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. She was born on February 3, 1939 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Paul Edgar and Lucy Fay Kline Yates. After high school, she attended Northeast Missouri State and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught elementary education for four years and then earned her master’s degree in Art. She taught art at the Perry and Buffalo Elementary Schools in Davenport for several years, retiring in 1984. On April 21, 1981 she married Gerald Ales at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Janet was active in local politics in the Davenport area for many years. She volunteered in many capacities and served as a precinct committee woman, earning an award for her efforts. While not working or volunteering her time, she enjoyed playing the piano and singing. She had a great love for all animals especially cats, dogs, and birds. Often times she would adopt stray pets and make a loving home for them. In her younger days she was an active member of the First Christian Church in Davenport and taught Sunday School.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald Yates of Davenport and a sister, Jane Yates of Bloomfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastor Ron DeVore officiating. Burial will be at the West Grove Cemetery in West Grove, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday with the family present to greet friends from noon until the time of the service. Memorials have been established to the Heartland Humane Society in Ottumwa and the Humane Society of Scott County, Iowa.
February 3, 1939 - January 16, 2019
Obituary for Janet Ales
Janet Beth Ales, 79, of Davenport, Iowa passed away on January 16, 2019 at the Genesis Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, Iowa. She was born on February 3, 1939 in Bloomfield, Iowa to Paul Edgar and Lucy Fay Kline Yates. After high school, she attended Northeast Missouri State and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught elementary education for four years and then earned her master’s degree in Art. She taught art at the Perry and Buffalo Elementary Schools in Davenport for several years, retiring in 1984. On April 21, 1981 she married Gerald Ales at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.
Janet was active in local politics in the Davenport area for many years. She volunteered in many capacities and served as a precinct committee woman, earning an award for her efforts. While not working or volunteering her time, she enjoyed playing the piano and singing. She had a great love for all animals especially cats, dogs, and birds. Often times she would adopt stray pets and make a loving home for them. In her younger days she was an active member of the First Christian Church in Davenport and taught Sunday School.
She is survived by her husband, Gerald Yates of Davenport and a sister, Jane Yates of Bloomfield.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Pastor Ron DeVore officiating. Burial will be at the West Grove Cemetery in West Grove, Iowa. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday with the family present to greet friends from noon until the time of the service. Memorials have been established to the Heartland Humane Society in Ottumwa and the Humane Society of Scott County, Iowa.
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