en and looked forward to summer time when they could come and stay for extended amounts of time.
Her family includes her five children, Linda (Charles) Scholtus of Albia, Iowa, Lorraine (Gary) Moore of Tucson, Arizona, Kay Cranston of Pella, Iowa, Jacyn (Sandy) Cranston of Eddyville, and Lisa (Dave) Gunsolley of Pleasantville, Iowa; twelve grandchildren, Jackie (Joe) Bay, Ed (Tanya) Scholtus, Dan (Linda) Scholtus, Josh (Sarah) Scholtus, Wendy (J.P.) Palomo, Matthew Moore, Heather Ziruolo, Jay Cranston, Jessy Cranston, Eric (Andra) Gunsolley, Kaitlin Gunsolley, and Colton Gunsolley; twenty five great grandchildren; eleven great great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren due in September; her sister, June (Harris) VanEssen of Tracy; a sister in law, Dorothy Hauenstein of Knoxville; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Laverne (Liz) Hauenstein and Verlan Hauenstein; and two sisters, Mildred (Bill) Holdsworth and Marie (Bob) Mason.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. in the Bates Funeral Chapel in Oskaloosa with Reverend Michael Dotson officiating. Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery in southwest Mahaska County. The Bates Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Open visitation will begin Tuesday after 12 noon and will continue until 8 p.m. in the Bates Funeral Chapel. The family will be at the funeral chapel on Wednesday morning to greet friends and relatives from 9:30 until service time at 10:30. Memorials may be made to the Mahaska County Conservation Environmental Learning Center.
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AUG 16. 10:30 AM
Bates Funeral Chapel
114 South 7th Street P.O. Box 207
Oskaloosa, IA, US, 52577
director@batesfuneralchapel.com
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