Page Two N/Warren Town and County News Thursday, February 7, 2019
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OBITUARY
EARL SCHLOMER
Earl William Schlomer,
89, of Adel died peace-
fully on January 23rd,
2019, at Good Samaritan
Society in Indianola
Earl, the sixth of seven
boys of born to Harvey
and Jesse (Douglass)
Lamb was born on
October 27th, 1929, in
Osceola, Iowa. He was
raised in Traer, Iowa
where graduated high
school in 1947. Following
school he enlisted into
the United States Marine
Corps where he served
his country honorably
during the Korean War.
Earl met his wife Betty
Jean Thompson of
Pasedena, California and
they were married on
June 3, 1950. To this
union they had five
children, Nancy, Ken-
neth, Janice, Martin, and
Charles.
Following the military
he went to work for
Knudson Dairy for 10
years before moving to
the south-side of Des
Moines where he worked
for 2 years at I.D. Pack
in Des Moines. He
returned to California in
1974 with his wife and
three younger children
where he worked in hotel
management. In 1996
Earl and Betty moved to
Grimes. He was a
devoted Christian and
Bible. Faith was an
important part of his life
and he tried his hardest
to live by the "Word of
God". He especially
enjoyed time outdoors
and liked to read and
fish.
Earl ascended to his
Heavenly Father Wed-
nesday morning, Jan-
uary 23rd, 2019, at the
Good Samaritan Nursing
Home in Indianola where
he had resided this past
year. He lived 89 years,
2 months, and 27 days.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; wife Betty
on August 26, 2004; a
daughter in infancy,
Nancy; and his six
brothers.
He is survived by his
children, Kenneth
(Marcia) Schlomer, of
Norwalk, Janice Jacobs of
Waukee, Martin (Kim)
Schlomer of Puyallup,
Washington and Charles
(Lori) Schlomer of
Riverside, California; 12
grandchildren, Kevin
(Jen), Dianne (Josh), John,
Anna, Thomas, Jeremy
(Linda), Nathan (Emily),
Wesley, Kyle (Lauren),
Josh (Timerie), Steven,
and Hunter; and several
great-grand children.
Funeral services were
held February 1st, 2019,
at Cumming Community.
Church. Military Honors
were presented by the
Cumming American
Legion Post 562. A burial
service was then held at
New Virginia Cemetery.
Memorial contri-
butions to the Com-
munity Church in
Cumming will be
accepted. To leave an
online condolence for the
family, please visit
www.olearyfunerals.
Abel T. Murillo, 88,
Norwalk, died at home
peacefully on Tuesday
evening, January 29th,
2019 surrounded by his
family.
Abel Trinidad Murillo,
the fifth of eight children
born to Ysidro and
Antonia (Alcala) Murillo,
was born on August 8th,
1930 in Des Moines,
Iowa. Abel grew up in
Valley Junction area of
West Des Moines. He
attended the West Des
Moines School System
and graduated from
Valley High School with
the Class of 1949. After
school he enlisted into
United States Air Force
where he served honor-
ably. Returning to Iowa
after the Air Force, he
went to Marquette
Cement Plant where he
worked as a repairman
and later a bulk loader
operator, loading both
railroad box cars and semi
tanker trucks. He retired
in 1993 after working
there for 44 years.
Abel met his future
wife, Mai'y Louise Limke
of the west side of Des
Moines, through a
mutual friend. They were
married on May 19th,
1956 at Sacred Heart
Catholic Church in West
Des Moines, and together
had five children: David,
Theresa, Elizabeth,
Christopher, and Pat-
OBITUARY
ABEL MURILLO
area, St. Marys, and
moving to Norwalk in the
early 1990s
In his free time Abel
enjoyed woodworking.
He could build anything
from shelving to porch
swings, wheel barrels,
and toy boxes. Abel also
liked to hunt pheasant,
quail, and rabbit. While
living in Valley Junction
he was one of the Holiday
Park Girls Softball
coaches for 20 years.
Together Abel and Mary
enjoyed sitting on the
banks of a river or lake
and fishing. They also
enjoyed playing cards
such as rummy and their
poker nights at home.
Abel lived 88 years, 5
months, and 21 days. He
was preceded in death by
his parents; his wife,
Mary on March 8th,
2012; and his siblings,
Jess, Tito, Manuel, and
Abigail Chia.
He is survived by his
children all living in
Norwalk: David (Linda),
Theresa (Tony) Ayala,
Liz (Darryl) Olson, Chris
(Margo), and Pat (Tracy);
14 grandchildren: Matt-
hew, Jason, Caleb, Katie,
Joe, Danny, Chandler,
Erica, Brian, Alex,
Nicholas, Samantha,
Jacob, and Maddie; several
great-grandchildren; three
siblings: Jane Bejarno,
Mike Murillo, and Mary
Negrete; and a host of
nieces, nephews, and good
friends.
A Celebration of Life
service will begin at 2:00
p.m. on Sunday, Feb-
ruary 10th at O'Leary
Funeral Services in
Norwalk, A reception
with Abel's family will
immediately follow.
To leave an online
enjoyed reading his com. rick. Together they made condolence for the family,
their home in Des please visit www.oleary
Moines, Valley Junction funerals.com.
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SUPPORT GROUP
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O:Leary
Eric E. O'Leary
Owner & Director
In Our Care
Abel Murillo I [ Earl Schlomer
Age 88, Norwalk Age 89, Adel
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