Mildred K. Denton

Mildred Denton RIVERSIDE, Iowa -- Mildred K. Denton, 89, Riverside, died Friday, June 23, 2006, at her home after an extended illness. Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, 2006, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church, Riverside. The Rev. Rich Adam will officiate. Casket bearers are Gordon "Brad" Denton III, Matt Hernandez, Bill Searfoorce, Mike O'Conner, John O'Conner and Tom Duwa. Burial will be at Mount Olivet's Cemetery with military rites provided by the Riverside Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6414. After the burial, a time of food and fellowship will be held at St. Mary's Parish Center. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Monday, , June 26, 2006, at her home, 3020 Old Captain's Road, Riverside, with a 7 p.m. Rosary Prayer Service followed by a time of sharing among friends and relatives. A memorial fund has been established for St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, S.D. The Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home, Riverside, is handling the arrangements. Mrs. Denton was born Nov. 18, 1916, in Riverside, the daughter of William B. and Kathryn L. Frank O'Conner. She married Gordon B. Denton on Sept. 7, 1942, in Rossville, Ga. He preceded her in death in 2002. She wa...[more]

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graduate of Mercy Hospital's School of Nursing, Iowa City. After graduation and nursing certification, she joined the Red Cross in 1941. Soon after, she transitioned into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps of the Regular Army. She served as a commissioned officer and her specialty was psychiatric care. She was an active participant in all of St. Mary's church activities and assisted greatly as an adult leader in both Girl and Boy Scout community programs. In addition, she was an extremely active participant in Iowa Republican Party activities. She was also an active member of the VFW and American Legion Auxiliary. Survivors include a daughter, Billie L. Nickolan and husband, Arlen, of Riverside; a son, Gordon B. "Brad" Denton II and wife, Isabel, of Boulder, Colo.; three grandchildren, Kimberly Searfoorce and husband, Bill, of Denver, Colo., and Gordon "Brad" Denton III and Vita Denton, both of Boulder; three brothers, Bernard W. O'Conner and wife, Lenore, of Iowa City, Leroy E. O'Conner and William O'Connor and wife, Ellen, all of Albuquerque, N.M.; four sisters, Verena L. Roscoe of Albuquerque, Frances M. Duwa of Riverside, Kathleen Hernandez and husband, Joe, of Cedar Rapids and JoAnn Laures and husband, Ray, of Davenport. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband.