E.P. Willey, Jr., 82, of Pella, Iowa, and formerly of Waverly, died August 3, 2009, in Pella.
Elery Park Willey Jr., son of Elery Park and Anita Randolf Willey, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 7, 1927. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School.
On March 20, 1949, he was united in marriage with Donna Rinderknecht in Van Horne, Iowa. To this union, three children were born: Kathleen, Cheryl, and James.
E.P. served in the Air Force during the Korean War. After serving in the Air Force, Donna and E.P. returned to Tama County, Iowa where they operated the family dairy and crop farm between Belle Plaine and Chelsea. Their family grew and E.P. and Donna were active in the community and Christ United Methodist Church in Belle Plaine. E.P. worked for JW Musel and Sons John Deere dealership in Chelsea Iowa for many years in sales and management. He was later employed by JI Case in management at company dealerships in Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown, Iowa, and for Sindt Implement in Keystone. In 1976 E.P., Donna and their son Jim opened Waverly Motor Supply, a regional auto parts distributor in Waverly Iowa, where they continued in business until 1989 when E.P. and Donna retired.
E.P. is a Past Master of Zenith Lodge #581 at Chelsea Iowa and of Tyrrell Lodge #116 at Waverly, and was recognized as a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa. E.P. was an enthusiastic member of El Kahir Shrine, and participated in the Jolly Jokers Clown unit at Cedar Rapids and later helped found the Kopper Klowns unit in Bremer County. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Waverly, and was currently a member at the Pella UMC. Upon retirement, E.P. and Donna loved to travel, and they pulled their Fan travel trailer with E.P.'s Chevy Suburban all over the United States, often spending winters in Texas and visiting their daughter Cherri while there.
E.P. and Donna particularly enjoyed a trip to Alaska with Calvin and Lolita Rinderknecht, and most recently, E.P. enjoyed traveling with his daughter Kathi around the Midwest and to the Chrystal Cathedral in California, the Grand Canyon, Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and a cruise to the Panama Canal.
E.P. is survived by his three children: Kathleen Willey of Pella, Iowa; Cheryl Fuentes-Wagner of Sugar Land, Texas; and James & Becky Willey of Lake Delhi, Iowa; his six grandchildren: Joe Fuentes; Christian & Andrea Willey; Jackee & Shane Austerman; Ana & Matt Mata; Tyler Willey; and Katie Wagner; three great-grandchildren: Isabelle and Wyatt Willey; and Houston Mata; and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church in Pella Wednesday evening. A funeral service and Masonic service will be held Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7 p.m. Burial will be 10:00 am on Friday in the Harlington Cemetery, Waverly. Memorials may be dedicated to the UMC of Pella or the UMC of Waverly.
Elery Park Willey Jr., son of Elery Park and Anita Randolf Willey, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 7, 1927. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School.
On March 20, 1949, he was united in marriage with Donna Rinderknecht in Van Horne, Iowa. To this union, three children were born: Kathleen, Cheryl, and James.
E.P. served in the Air Force during the Korean War. After serving in the Air Force, Donna and E.P. returned to Tama County, Iowa where they operated the family dairy and crop farm between Belle Plaine and Chelsea. Their family grew and E.P. and Donna were active in the community and Christ United Methodist Church in Belle Plaine. E.P. worked for JW Musel and Sons John Deere dealership in Chelsea Iowa for many years in sales and management. He was later employed by JI Case in management at company dealerships in Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown, Iowa, and for Sindt Implement in Keystone. In 1976 E.P., Donna and their son Jim opened Waverly Motor Supply, a regional auto parts distributor in Waverly Iowa, where they continued in business until 1989 when E.P. and Donna retired.
E.P. is a Past Master of Zenith Lodge #581 at Chelsea Iowa and of Tyrrell Lodge #116 at Waverly, and was recognized as a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa. E.P. was an enthusiastic member of El Kahir Shrine, and participated in the Jolly Jokers Clown unit at Cedar Rapids and later helped found the Kopper Klowns unit in Bremer County. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Waverly, and was currently a member at the Pella UMC. Upon retirement, E.P. and Donna loved to travel, and they pulled their Fan travel trailer with E.P.'s Chevy Suburban all over the United States, often spending winters in Texas and visiting their daughter Cherri while there.
E.P. and Donna particularly enjoyed a trip to Alaska with Calvin and Lolita Rinderknecht, and most recently, E.P. enjoyed traveling with his daughter Kathi around the Midwest and to the Chrystal Cathedral in California, the Grand Canyon, Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and a cruise to the Panama Canal.
E.P. is survived by his three children: Kathleen Willey of Pella, Iowa; Cheryl Fuentes-Wagner of Sugar Land, Texas; and James & Becky Willey of Lake Delhi, Iowa; his six grandchildren: Joe Fuentes; Christian & Andrea Willey; Jackee & Shane Austerman; Ana & Matt Mata; Tyler Willey; and Katie Wagner; three great-grandchildren: Isabelle and Wyatt Willey; and Houston Mata; and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church in Pella Wednesday evening. A funeral service and Masonic service will be held Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7 p.m. Burial will be 10:00 am on Friday in the Harlington Cemetery, Waverly. Memorials may be dedicated to the UMC of Pella or the UMC of Waverly.
E.P. Willey, Jr., 82, of Pella, Iowa, and formerly of Waverly, died August 3, 2009, in Pella.
Elery Park Willey Jr., son of Elery Park and Anita Randolf Willey, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 7, 1927. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School.
On March 20, 1949, he was united in marriage with Donna Rinderknecht in Van Horne, Iowa. To this union, three children were born: Kathleen, Cheryl, and James.
E.P. served in the Air Force during the Korean War. After serving in the Air Force, Donna and E.P. returned to Tama County, Iowa where they operated the family dairy and crop farm between Belle Plaine and Chelsea. Their family grew and E.P. and Donna were active in the community and Christ United Methodist Church in Belle Plaine. E.P. worked for JW Musel and Sons John Deere dealership in Chelsea Iowa for many years in sales and management. He was later employed by JI Case in management at company dealerships in Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown, Iowa, and for Sindt Implement in Keystone. In 1976 E.P., Donna and their son Jim opened Waverly Motor Supply, a regional auto parts distributor in Waverly Iowa, where they continued in business until 1989 when E.P. and Donna retired.
E.P. is a Past Master of Zenith Lodge #581 at Chelsea Iowa and of Tyrrell Lodge #116 at Waverly, and was recognized as a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa. E.P. was an enthusiastic member of El Kahir Shrine, and participated in the Jolly Jokers Clown unit at Cedar Rapids and later helped found the Kopper Klowns unit in Bremer County. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Waverly, and was currently a member at the Pella UMC. Upon retirement, E.P. and Donna loved to travel, and they pulled their Fan travel trailer with E.P.'s Chevy Suburban all over the United States, often spending winters in Texas and visiting their daughter Cherri while there.
E.P. and Donna particularly enjoyed a trip to Alaska with Calvin and Lolita Rinderknecht, and most recently, E.P. enjoyed traveling with his daughter Kathi around the Midwest and to the Chrystal Cathedral in California, the Grand Canyon, Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and a cruise to the Panama Canal.
E.P. is survived by his three children: Kathleen Willey of Pella, Iowa; Cheryl Fuentes-Wagner of Sugar Land, Texas; and James & Becky Willey of Lake Delhi, Iowa; his six grandchildren: Joe Fuentes; Christian & Andrea Willey; Jackee & Shane Austerman; Ana & Matt Mata; Tyler Willey; and Katie Wagner; three great-grandchildren: Isabelle and Wyatt Willey; and Houston Mata; and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church in Pella Wednesday evening. A funeral service and Masonic service will be held Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7 p.m. Burial will be 10:00 am on Friday in the Harlington Cemetery, Waverly. Memorials may be dedicated to the UMC of Pella or the UMC of Waverly.
Elery Park Willey Jr., son of Elery Park and Anita Randolf Willey, was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on March 7, 1927. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School.
On March 20, 1949, he was united in marriage with Donna Rinderknecht in Van Horne, Iowa. To this union, three children were born: Kathleen, Cheryl, and James.
E.P. served in the Air Force during the Korean War. After serving in the Air Force, Donna and E.P. returned to Tama County, Iowa where they operated the family dairy and crop farm between Belle Plaine and Chelsea. Their family grew and E.P. and Donna were active in the community and Christ United Methodist Church in Belle Plaine. E.P. worked for JW Musel and Sons John Deere dealership in Chelsea Iowa for many years in sales and management. He was later employed by JI Case in management at company dealerships in Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown, Iowa, and for Sindt Implement in Keystone. In 1976 E.P., Donna and their son Jim opened Waverly Motor Supply, a regional auto parts distributor in Waverly Iowa, where they continued in business until 1989 when E.P. and Donna retired.
E.P. is a Past Master of Zenith Lodge #581 at Chelsea Iowa and of Tyrrell Lodge #116 at Waverly, and was recognized as a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge of Iowa. E.P. was an enthusiastic member of El Kahir Shrine, and participated in the Jolly Jokers Clown unit at Cedar Rapids and later helped found the Kopper Klowns unit in Bremer County. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Waverly, and was currently a member at the Pella UMC. Upon retirement, E.P. and Donna loved to travel, and they pulled their Fan travel trailer with E.P.'s Chevy Suburban all over the United States, often spending winters in Texas and visiting their daughter Cherri while there.
E.P. and Donna particularly enjoyed a trip to Alaska with Calvin and Lolita Rinderknecht, and most recently, E.P. enjoyed traveling with his daughter Kathi around the Midwest and to the Chrystal Cathedral in California, the Grand Canyon, Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the Statue of Liberty in New York City, and a cruise to the Panama Canal.
E.P. is survived by his three children: Kathleen Willey of Pella, Iowa; Cheryl Fuentes-Wagner of Sugar Land, Texas; and James & Becky Willey of Lake Delhi, Iowa; his six grandchildren: Joe Fuentes; Christian & Andrea Willey; Jackee & Shane Austerman; Ana & Matt Mata; Tyler Willey; and Katie Wagner; three great-grandchildren: Isabelle and Wyatt Willey; and Houston Mata; and many extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Funeral services were held at the United Methodist Church in Pella Wednesday evening. A funeral service and Masonic service will be held Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7 p.m. Burial will be 10:00 am on Friday in the Harlington Cemetery, Waverly. Memorials may be dedicated to the UMC of Pella or the UMC of Waverly.
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