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Lyle Wilharm
LYLE JAMES WILHARM
Newton
Lyle James Wilharm, 84, was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Nov. 12, 1932, the son of Emil Conrad and Louise Frieda (Nuss) Wilharm. He was a graduate of Waverly-Shell Rock High School, Class of 1950. He served his country with the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict. He went on for his under-graduate studies at Wartburg College and the University of Northern Iowa and for his master's in education at the University of Iowa and Drake University. He taught school, coached, and was an educator in the Aplington, Anamosa and Linn-Mar school districts. He retired with the Department of Public Instruction for the state of Iowa.
On Dec. 10, 1978, Lyle was united in marriage with Mary Louise Sally in Colfax, Iowa. Lyle was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, he will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. He enjoyed fishing, golf, cards, traveling with Mary, all sports, military history, and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Lyle passed away Wednesday morning, May 31, 2017, at his home in Newton.
Lyle is survived by his wife, Mary of Newton; his sons, Dr. Jeffrey D. (Vicki) Wilharm of Cedar Rapids and Clark J. (Julie) Wilharm of Waverly; his daughters, Lennie M. Wilharm-Batson of Elkhart, Jennifer Stewart Anderson (Scott) of Des Moines and Lucinda Konicek of Newhall; his 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary L. Rex (David Hess) of Oregon City, Ore.; brother, Wendell (Kathleen) Wilharm of Puyallup, Wash.; his nieces and nephews; and his many good neighbors and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son-in-law, Terry Konicek.
A time of visitation will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 12, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, prior to an 11 a.m. funeral Mass at the church with a lunch and fellowship to follow. Pence-Reece Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements. Burial will be in the Veteran's National Cemetery in Van Meter, Iowa, at a later date.
As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, the Larrabee Center in Waverly or a charity of your choosing.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh.com.
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