Frances Kuehl

FRANCES KUEHL

Tipton

Frances Mae Kuehl, 81, of Tipton, died Oct. 31, 2014, at Cedar Manor Nursing Home, Tipton. Visitation for Frances will be Friday, Nov. 7, from 3 to 7 p.m. at Fry Funeral Home in Tipton. A funeral service to celebrate

Frances' life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at the Tipton First United Methodist Church. A luncheon will be held at the church immediately following. Burial will follow at Moscow Cemetery in Moscow, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the United Methodist Women (UMW), United Methodist Church (UMC) or the Tipton Senior Center.

Online condolences, photos, videos and memories may be shared at www.fryfuneral home.com.

Frances was born Dec. 2, 1932, in Moscow, Iowa, to Harold and Ella (Schneider) Cromer. She attended South Union School for eight years and then graduated from Wilton High School in 1949. On Dec. 10, 1950, Frances married Kenneth Frederick Kuehl at Trinity United Church of Christ in Moscow. Together they had three daughters, Lynn, Laureln and Carolyn, and four sons, Allan, Kevin, Calvin and Dwain.

Frances was a devoted homemaker and farm wife. She also was a member of the Tipton First United Methodist Church, serving as president, vice president and secretary for the UMW. She also was a member of Abigail Circle and was Sunday school superintendent, a Sunday school teacher, and helped refinish the pews in the church. Frances was president of the Women's Club, a member of Study Club, the Senior Citizen Choir and attended the Tipton Senior Center.

Frances is survived by two daughters, Lynn (Marvin) Mohr of Bolingbrook, Ill., and Carolyn (Scott) Whitehouse of Burnside, Ill.; three sons, Allan of Dixon, Mo., Calvin (Kris) of Tipton and Col. Dwain F. Kuehl, USAFR (ret) (Cecile) of Sharpsburg, Ga.; daughter-in-law, Cindy Kuehl of Tipton; sisters, Sarah (Wally) Steindorf of State College, Pa., Lois Wellendorf of Davenport and Wanda ("Bud" Vingene) Martens of Rock Falls, Ill.; 13 grandchildren, Zachary Kuehl, Zarick Kuehl, Hannah (Mohr) Birney, Garrett Mohr, Michele (Kuehl) Ellerhoff, Melinda Kuehl, Matthew Kuehl, Kara Whitehouse, Kyle Kuehl, Curtis Kuehl, Cody Kuehl, Erick Kuehl and Laura Kuehl; and five great-grandchildren, Austin Ellerhoff, Abigail Ellerhoff, Donovan Shipley, Elijah Qaoud and Logan Kuehl.

Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Ella Cromer; husband, Kenneth; infant daughter, Laureln; son, Kevin; sister, Dorothy Holtz; brothers-in-law, Robert Wellendorf, Hubert Pelzer, Richard Wagaman, John Holtz and Kenneth Lamp; sisters-in-law, Joyce Pelzer and Darlene Lamp; and friend, Gene Weih.