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N/Warren Town and County News
Thursday, January 9, 2020
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OBITUARY
CAROLYN HUKLE
Carolyn Fae Hukle, 97,
Norwalk, died peacefully
surrounded by her family
on Sunday, December
29th, 2019, at Taylor
House Hospice in Des
Moines.
Carolyn Fae was the
eldest of fraternal twin
girls, born to Glen and
Ethel (Sayers) Wood on
July 16th, 1922, in Des
Moines. Carolyn lived on
Des Moines’ southside
until the age of 12 when
her family moved to
Norwalk. She graduated
from Norwalk High School
with the Class of 1940 and
was the last living member
of her class of 28. Following
school, she went to work
for Meredith Publishing.
During this time, she met
Alan Hukle and following
his honorable discharge
from the US. Army they
married on October 20th,
1945. They were blessed
with four children, Alan
Wallace, Roger, Linda, and
Susie.
Carolyn and her
husband, Alan, raised
their four kids in a tiny
Lustron enameled steel
house. The two girls
shared one bedroom and
the two boys took the
other, leaving only the
living room pull-out
couch for her and Alan to
sleep every night. She
lived there by herself,
until about 2-3 years ago,
when a couple of medical
“issues” following her
husband’s death, ended
her driving and even
stopped her from
working out at Aspen
Fitness Center. She then
moved to a Norwalk
assisted living facility.
In the early years, she
was always active in the
community and with
school activities, serving
on the PTA, as a Home
Room Mother, with Sweet
Adelines, etc. She was a
beloved member of the
Norwalk Christian
Church. She was proudly
the Oldest member,
beloved of all ages. She
joined the church choir at
age 12 and sang for 83
years. She attended
worship every Sunday, by
way of the carpool shuttle
service the Church has
organized. She also served
as elder, deacon, Sunday
school teacher and youth
director, and loved her
Coffee Fellowship and
30&1 game night groups.
Carolyn is survived by
her four children, Alan
“Rocky’ (Susan) Hukle of
Davis, IL, Roger (Connie)
Hukle of Colorado
Springs, CO, Linda (Bill)
Connell of New Virginia
and Susie (Mike) Ry-
nearson of Nowalk; five
grandchildren, Brian,
Tom, Alysa, Stefani and
Jeff; eight great grand-
children, Austin, Garrett,
Rachel, Briley, Corbin,
Elizabeth, Ava and Fern;
and a host of other family
and friends.
She is preceded in
death by her parents; two
sisters, Eileen Flynn and
Marilyn Bishop; and a
brother, Wallace Wood.
A Celebration of Life
service was held Friday,
January 3rd, 2020 at
N orwalk Christian Church.
To leave an online
condolence for the family,
please visit www.oleary-
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contributions may be
made in Carolyn’s name
to the Norwalk Christian
Church.
OBITUARY
FRED “GIL” GILBERT MOTE
Fred “Gil” Gilbert
Mote, 89, Norwalk, died
Friday, December 27th,
2019 at Mercy Hospital
in Des Moines.
Gil was born August
1 1th, 1930 to Frederick G.
and Mary R. (Tre-villan)
Mote in Des Moines. He
graduated from Lincoln
High School in 1949 and
worked for Don’s Grocery
till 1952. Gil then worked
for Braniff International
Airways in Kansas City
and Des Moines,
attaining the position of
Station Agent in Des
Moines. When Braniff
went bankrupt in 1982,
he worked as a travel
agent at the Travel
Center on Fleur Drive
until 2000 when he
retired.
Gil was a member of
Norwalk United Metho-
dist Church. He was also
a member of the Za-Ga-
Zig Shrine in Altoona,
where he was a bagpiper
and a chanter unit
member. Gil was a 50
year member of the Des
Moines Consistory and
the Scottish Rite Masonic
Center, Southgate
Masonic Lodge, where he
was Past Master of the
lodge. He was Past
Worthy Patron of South-
gate Order Eastern Star
and Past Grand Worthy
Patron of the Order of the
Eastern Star Iowa.
Gil enjoyed wood-
working and cabinetry.
He is survived by
nieces, nephews, great
nieces, and great
nephews.
Gil is preceded in death
by his wife of 61 years,
Audrey (Pepin); his
parents; brothers, Robert
Mote and Hubert Mote;
sisters, Reba Mote,
Winifred Mote, Frances
Smith and Rachel Hearn.
Those wishing to pay
respects may do so at
O’Leary Funeral &
Cremation Services,
1020 Main Street, Nor-
walk from 1:00-3:00 pm.
on Saturday, January
11th, 2020. Interment
will take place at a later
date at Glendale Masonic
Cemetery.
Memorials may be
made to Norwalk United
Methodist Church in
Gil’s name. To leave an
online condolence for the
family, please Visit
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OBITUARY
DENNIS KELLAR
Dennis Lee Kellar, 77,
Norwalk, died Monday,
December 30th, 2019 at
Taylor House Hospice in
Des Moines.
Dennis Lee was born on
August 9th, 1942 in Detroit,
Michigan, the only child of
Ramie and Loretta (Parker)
Kellar. He grew up in
Detroit, graduating from
Redford High School in 1960.
He furthered his studies at
Alma College in Alma,
Michigan where he met his
lifelong partner, Phyllis
Burdick. They graduated in
the class of 1964.
On August 7th, 1965
Dennis and Phyllis were
united in marriage at the
First Presbyterian
Church in Allegan,
Michigan. They made
their home in East
Lansing, Michigan where
Dennis earned his MBA
at Michigan State
University. His lifetime
vocation was in food
service at Michigan
State, Northern Michi-
gan University, and the
State University of New
York at Brockport. He
served in the Food
Service at J L Hudson’s in
Detroit as well as
Shillitos in Cincinnati,
Ohio and finally at
Younkers in Iowa.
In 1966 he enlisted in
the United States Navy,
graduating from Officers
Candidate School in 1967.
He then attended the
Officer Supply Corp
School in Athens, Georgia,
and upon graduation was
assigned to the USS Soley
DD707, a reserve training
destroyer, home port in
Charleston, South
Carolina. Upon his
completion of active duty,
he became a member of
the United States Navy,
Reserves. He retired from
the Reserves in the rank
of Commander.
He was a member of
the United Methodist
Church, both in Norwalk
and Des Moines, where
he was active in both
churches as a board
member. He and Phyllis
graduated from Lay
Ministry School in 2010,
serving in the Norwalk
Church as Congreg-
ational Care Givers. At
First Church in Des
Moines they served on
the Re-Entry program for
Women at the Well for
five years. They taught
adult Sunday School at
both churches as well.
In his final years,
Dennis became a volun-
teer at the American Red
Cross in Des Moines
where he earned a
volunteer of the year
award as well as
accepting an award on
behalf of the ARC in Des
Moines, in Washington,
DC.
He was also a member
of the Masonic Fraternity
and a Past Most
Worshipful Master as
well as Secretary for
many years. As a
member of the Order of
the Eastern Star, he
served as Worthy Patron,
Marshal, Warder, Chap-
lain and Secretary. He
was appointed in 2004 as
a Grand Representative
of Michigan in Iowa.
He is survived by his
wife, Phyllis; three
children, James Michael
(Melissa) Kellar, Stephen
Glenn (Kamy) Kellar,
and Tena Amery
(Steven) Baumgartner;
and seven grandchildren,
Ethan, Colin, Joel, Nath—
an, Benjamin, Alexander
and Ella.
He was preceded in
death by his parents,
Ramie and Loretta.
An Eastern Star and
Memorial Service was
held Saturday, January
4th, 2020 at O’Leary
Funeral & Cremation
Services in Norwalk.
To leave an online
condolence for the family,
please visit www.oleary-
funerals.com. Memorial
contributions may be
made to the House of
Hope Haiti or the School
of Lay Ministry, United
Methodist Church in
Dennis’ name.
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