Ivadell 'Ivy' Straka

IVADELL “IVY” CORA (SELK) STRAKA

Blairstown

Ivadell "Ivy" Cora (Selk) Straka, 90, passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, at Hospice of Mercy in Hiawatha. Visitation will be held form 9 to 10:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at Phillips Funeral Home in Blairstown. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 29, at the funeral home with Lyle Beaver officiating. Interment will be held at International Cemetery in Luzerne. Memorials may be directed to P.O. Box 232, Blairstown, IA 52209.

Ivy was born May 22, 1931, on a farm northwest of Keystone, to Adolph P. and Mabel (Parker) Selk. She was educated in rural schools in Kane Township and graduated from Keystone High School with the Class of 1949. On Nov. 20, 1949, she was united in marriage to Milo Straka at First Congregational Church in Belle Plaine. Ivadell and Milo farmed until Milo passed away from a heart attack in February 1986. Ivy enjoyed the farm life and enjoyed working the farm with Milo. She also liked gardening, baking, cooking, playing cards, dancing and traveling.

She is survived by her sons, Melvin (Joyce) Straka of Enid, Okla., and David (Kim) Straka of Luzerne; special friend, Larry Stoltenberg of Walcott, Iowa; five grandchildren, Jacob Straka of Enid, Okla., Allen Straka of Ladora, Ashley (Christopher) Mundy and Selena Straka, all of Cedar Rapids, and Ethan Straka of Luzerne; eight great-grandchildren; and her brother-in-law, Nanford Folkedahl of Marengo.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Milo; grandson, David Michael Straka; and four sisters, Annabelle Bolton, Josephine Phelps, Phyllis Danley and Judith Folkedahl.

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