Obituary of Wilma Kleinendorst Creed

Wilma Kleinendorst Creed, the daughter of Neal and Elizabeth VanHemert Kleinendorst, was born June 11, 1915, near Otley, Iowa. On November 20, 1934, Wilma was united in marriage with DeVerne C. Creed in Pella, Iowa. Wilma had worked as an accountant for Swift and Company then for the Maytag Company, retiring from the office supply department. Wilma was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was involved with DeVerne as a youth sponsor for many years. She enjoyed embroidering, making samplers for her family, cooking and baking and tending to her rose garden, her tomatoes and rhubarb. Wilma died on Friday, February 6, 2009, at her home in Newton. She was 93 years old. Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, DeVerne, on December 28, 2005, her brothers, Cornie, John and Lester and her sisters, Elsie, Josephine, Leona, Lorena Faye and Beverly. Those left to honor Wilma's memory include her daughter, Linda Beth Tiedje (Jim) of Lansing, MI; her grandchildren, Anne Vendola (Skip), Garth Tiedje (Lori) and Meredith Voisin (Vince); her great grandchildren, Kalea Creed Vendola, Finn Vendola, Ainsley Vendola and Sophia Voisin; her brother and sisters, Bernice York (Frank) of Newton, IA, Bob Kleinendorst (Dorothy) of Newton, IA, LaVonne Talbott (Gene) of Olathe, KS and Vickie Calhoon (Max) of Aurora, IL; her sisters-in-law, Shirley Creed, Darlene DeBolt and Betty Jacobs all of Des Moines, IA; a special niece, Karen Klouda DeVore of Newton; special friends, Vernelle and Larry Wylie of Newton; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.