s also a member of the Atlantic Red Hats. She was a great seamstress and enjoyed handiwork. She always had a large vegetable and flower garden and enjoyed canning her harvest. Colleen was an avid bowler and looked forward to going to her bowling league for several years. While living in Des Moines, Colleen was a member of Carousal Skate Club and enjoyed competitive dance skating.
Colleen is survived by her sons, Steve Wheatley of Clarinda, Iowa, and Rick (Peg) Wheatley of Massena, Iowa; daughter, Jody (Frank) Young of Avoca, Iowa; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; her sisters, Wanda Knutson of Omaha, Nebraska, and Donna Miller of Seattle, Washington; her brother, Conrad Guttenfelder of Hopkins, Minnesota; her sister-in-law, Donna Wheatley of Atlantic, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Earl Guttenfelder, Jr.; and her brothers-in-law, Ross Miller and Roy Knutson.
Open visitation will be held Monday, January 15, from 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Tuesday, January 16, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Roland Funeral Home. Visitation with the family to celebrate Colleens Life will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at the United Church of Christ in Atlantic with a prayer service held at 6:30 p.m.
A private family burial will be held at a later date in the Atlantic Cemetery.
Roland Funeral Service is caring for Colleen's family and her arrangements. Condolences may be left at www.rolandfuneralservice.com.
IN HER LOVING MEMORY
Colleen Wheatley
BORN
January 24, 1936
Cass County, Iowa
DIED
January 11, 2018
Avoca, Iowa
At the age of
81 years, 11 months, 18 days
PRAYER SERVICE
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
United Church of Christ
Atlantic, Iowa
OFFICIATING
Reverend Nancy Jensen
RECORDED MUSICAL SELECTION
How Great Thou Art by Alan Jackson
CASKET BEARERS
Grandchildren
INTERMENT
Atlantic Cemetery
Atlantic, Iowa
The family appreciates your presence and invites
you to share in a light supper in the
fellowship hall during visitation.
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