Viola Marie Dewulf

Viola DeWulf, 99, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 19, at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 20, at Peace Church of Christ United in Bennett. Interment will be in Inland Cemetery, Bennett. Viola Marie Stanlake was born on July 6, 1915, to Elmer and Caroline Proesch Stanlake near Lowden, Iowa. She attended schools in the Lowden, Wheatland and Durant areas. On Aug. 16, 1938, she married Charles Arthur DeWulf. They were blessed with two children: Darrell and Sharon. The couple farmed in the Clarence and Lowden areas from 1938 to 1947. In November 1942, Charles lost his hands in a corn picker accident and in January 1946, the couple lost all of their possessions in a house fire. In March 1947, they purchased a farm and moved to rural Bennett which is now known as DeWulf Farms, Inc. In 1971, Viola and her husband retired from farming and moved to Bennett. Viola loved playing cards, dancing with Charles, and traveling the United States with Charles and their son, Darrell and his family by motor home. They also enjoyed attending their grandkids' school activities. Viola was a devoted wife to Charles, working beside him and providing his personal care until his death in October 2002. Following his death, she relocated to Durant and she spent the final four years of her life at Cedar Manor Nursing Home in Tipton. Viola is survived by her daughter, Sharon Kleppe, Bennett; daughter-in-law Lynet DeWulf, Bennett; five grandchildren, Del (Amy) DeWulf, Bennett; Jill (Don) Wojciechowski, Marion; Jason (Amanda) Kleppe, Tipton; Jacqueline (Jared) Williams, Iowa City; and Dawn (Jon) Hess, Lowden. She also is survived by eight great-grandchildren: Skylore and Colby Kleppe; Kyle and Cole DeWulf; Tate and Chase Williams; and Ashley and Ty Hess. She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Charles; her son, Darrell; son-in-law, Loren Kleppe; parents Elmer and Caroline Stanlake; sister, Dorothy Sherwin; and brother, Richard Stanlake.