Individual Details
Doris Mae Wheeler
(18 Aug 1920 - 10 Feb 2014)
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Waterloo Iowa, Wednesday, February 12, 2014: Deceased Name: Doris M. Smith (1920-2014). CEDAR FALLS -- Doris Mae Smith, 93, of Cedar Falls, died Monday, Feb. 10, at Windsor Nursing and Rehab Center of natural causes. She was born Aug. 18, 1920, in Aurelia, daughter of Clarence and Evelyn Harmon Wheeler. She married Howard A. Smith Sr. on Dec. 12, 1939, in Waterloo, and they later divorced. Doris graduated from Waterloo East High School in 1938. She worked at John Deere during World War II as an inspector, and left when the war was over. She then worked for Weyerhaeuser in Minnesota until retirement. She was a member at Westminster Presbyterian Church and of the Order of Eastern Star. Survived by: a son, Howard A. Jr. of Henderson, Nev.; a son-in-law, Robert VanSickle of Cedar Falls; four grandchildren, Nicole (Richard) Masters, Kimberly (Matthew) Hansen, and Eric and Scot VanSickle; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by: her parents; a daughter, Diana VanSickle; and her former husband. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with burial in Garden of Memories, both in Waterloo. Visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Parrott & Wood Chapel of Memories, an Overton Family Service, Waterloo, and for an hour before services Friday at the church. Memorials: may be directed to the church. Condolences may be expressed at www.overtonservice.com. Doris enjoyed quilting, knitting and cross stitch, and met monthly for lunch with the "girls" she graduated high school with. Doris will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Events
| Birth | 18 Aug 1920 | Aurelia, Cherokee Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Dec 1939 | Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa - Howard Ara Smith | | ||
| Death | 10 Feb 2014 | Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | | ||
| Burial | Garden of Memories, Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Howard Ara Smith (1914 - 1997) |
| Child | Howard Ara Smith Jr. (1946 - ) |
| Child | Diana Mae Smith (1947 - 2013) |
| Father | Clarence Rusk Wheeler (1893 - 1977) |
| Mother | Evelyn Mae Harmon (1899 - 1968) |
Endnotes
1. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
2. Obituary of Doris M. Smith, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Waterloo Iowa, Wednesday, February 12, 2014.
3. Abigail Farris & James Clason By Fay Morehouse Medhaug, April 1987.
4. Birthday and Autograph book of May B. Smith, Entry at August 3.
5. Marriage License of Howard Ara Smith and Doris Mae Wheeler.
6. Obituary of Doris M. Smith, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Waterloo Iowa, Wednesday, February 12, 2014.
7. Obituary of Doris M. Smith, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Waterloo Iowa, Wednesday, February 12, 2014.