This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaryHoegh63 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.fremont/7417.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: compliments of marshallfuneral.com WILMA EARITH, age 85 of Sidney, IA formerly of Thurman, IA died Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Sidney, IA Ambassador following an extended illness. Wilma was born April 11, 1924 in Hastings, IA to Grover Cleveland Walston and Effie Luella (Ailshie) Walston. On October 25, 1941, she was married to Hubert Kenneth Earith in Nebraska City, NE. Wilma worked in a lot of places, she worked at Otoe Foods / Morton House in Nebraska City, worked as a nurses aide in nursing homes in Tabor, and Malvern. She retired from the Glenwood State School where she worked in the laundry. Wilma enjoyed working in the yard, canning tomatoes in the summer, reading, going to yard sales and good will shopping. She took a lot of pride in her family and was very proud of being married to Kenny so long. She loved animals and fed every stray cat in Thurman for years. Her family believed that the strays had knowledge of where to go for food and loving (if she could get near enough to pet them). Wilma was preceded in death by her parents, husband Kenneth (Kenny), son Kenneth Keith Earith, 2 sisters Doris Mae Ogden and Daisy Winifred Walston and 5 brothers Leo, Ovid, Forrest, Melvin, Ansel, and an infant brother. She is survived by daughters Ruth Elaine Zarek and Husband Robert of Council Bluffs, IA, Mary Frances Earith and companion Carl Nielsen of Harlan, IA and Priscilla (Katie) McGinnis and companion Wesley Phillips of Nebraska City, NE; 7 grandchildren, Delynda Rees and husband Warren, Lance Zarek, Stacey Herman and husband Chad, Inglish Camero, Quinn Shrimplin, Kasey McGinnis and Kendra McGinnis; 5 great grandchildren, Rynn Gawart and husband Shawn, Shawn Townsend and husband Dan, Courtney Zarek, Samuel Camero and Scott Camero, 3 great great grandchildren, Jordan and Hunter Gawart, and Coleton Townsend; brother, Elmer Walston and wife Joan of Loveland, CO; numerous nieces, nephews, her special four legged friend Oreo and many other relatives and friends. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.