Pirkl, Wilma K.

Wilma K. Pirkl, 103, of Iowa City, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at Windmill Manor in Coralville. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday, July 27, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with burial following at Memory Gardens Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held Friday before the service from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wilma Katherine Cole was born April 18, 1909, near the family farm which was across the fence from West High School in Iowa City. Her parents were George H. and Annie R. Cole. She attended country school and later went on to St. Mary's High School. On June 15, 1933, Wilma married Floyd Pirkl in Iowa City. Wilma and Floyd celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1983 and Floyd passed away a few years later, on March 26, 1986. For more than 70 years, Wilma and Floyd farmed her family farm on the west side of Iowa City.

She was a member of the Johnson County Farm Bureau. Wilma enjoyed animals, tame and wild; gardening, fishing and horseback riding in her younger years.

Her family includes her sons, Donald (Patricia) and Keith (Barbara) Pirkl, both of Tiffin; five grandchildren, Christine Land (Clayton), David (Crystal), Gary, Kevin and Edward Pirkl; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, an infant granddaughter, and granddaughter-in-law, Leslie Pirkl.

Memorial contributions may be sent in her name to Hospice Compassus.

Online condolences may be sent to her family through the Web at www.gayandciha.com.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City is caring for Wilma's family and her services.

Published July 26, 2012 in The Gazette