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Bernadine Elaine Standley

1923 - 2004

Bernadine E. Standley, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of the Clear Lake and Klemme areas, died on Thursday, September 30, 2004, at the Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant. She was 80. Funeral services for Bernadine Standley were held on Tuesday, October 5, at the Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant. The Rev. Jeffrey L. Crawford of the Calvary Baptist Church, Mount Pleasant, officiated. Burial was in the Forest Home Cemetery, Mount Pleasant.

Bernadine Elaine Standley, was born on October 2, 1923 in Clear Lake. She was the daughter of Orris and Lenora (Lawhorn) Lundy. She was raised and attended schools in the Clear Lake and Klemme areas.

On May 30, 1940, Bernadine Lundy and Donald Clark Standley were married at Sheffield. Mrs. Standley worked at the Surf Ballroom and the Holiday Restaurant in Clear Lake. In 1966, the family moved to make their home in Mount Pleasant. Mrs. Standley was employed by Emerson Electric, Heatilator and Motorola, all in Mount Pleasant. For several years after that she was the secretary for the Mount Pleasant office of the Iowa Department of Health. She retired in 1985.

Bernadine enjoyed sewing, baking and cooking. She also found time to engage in several forms of craft making.

Survivors include two sons and their wives, Don W. and Lois Standley of Garner and Jim and Linda Standley of Fultondale, Alabama; three daughters, Donnitta Hayungs and her friend, Joe Shafer of Garner, Cindy Koelm an her husband, Raymond of Altamont, Illinois and Kathy Kimbrough and her husband, Keith of Mount Pleasant; one sister, Madelyn Paca of Garner; one sister-in-law, Aretta Van Dorin of Mount Pleasant; 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; and three step-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald on September 3, 1971; a son-in-law, Robert Hayungs; and a brother-in-law, George Paca.

source: Garner Leader & Signal, 13 Oct 2004

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Bernadine Elaine Standley, 80, of Mount Pleasant, formerly of the Clear Lake and Klemme areas, died at 10:55 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at Henry County Health Center in Mount Pleasant.

Born Oct. 2, 1923, in Clear Lake, she was the daughter of Orris Milo and Lenora Thelma Lawhorn Lundy. On May 30, 1940, she married Donald Clark Standley in Sheffield. He died Sept. 3, 1971.

Mrs. Standley worked at Surf Ballroom and Holiday Restaurant in Clear Lake. After moving to Mount Pleasant in 1966, she worked for Emerson Electric, Motorola and Heatilator Inc. She was then the secretary for the Iowa Department of Public Health's Mount Pleasant office. She retired in 1985.

She attended schools in the Clear Lake and Klemme areas. She enjoyed sewing, baking, cooking and craft–making.

Survivors include two sons, Don W. Standley of Garner and Jim Standley of Fultondale, Ala.; three daughters, Donnitta Hayungs of Garner, Cindy Koelm of Altamont, Ill., and Kathy Kimbrough of Mount Pleasant; 12 grandchildren, 16 great–grandchildren, three step–great–grandchildren; and one sister, Madelyn Paca of Garner.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents.

Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Monday at Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home in Mount Pleasant, with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

The funeral service for Mrs. Standley will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Weir and Kimzey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jeffrey L. "Duke" Crawford officiating. Burial will be in Forest Home Cemetery in Mount Pleasant.

Memorials have been established for American Heart Association or American Cancer Society.


source: Burlington Hawk Eye, 3 Oct 2004


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