Walter Stanerson

WALTER STANERSON

Conroy

Walter A. Stanerson, 89, died Friday, March 21, 2014, at Rose Haven Nursing Home, Marengo, following a lengthy illness. Memorial Service: 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at First Lutheran Church, Conroy, with the Rev. Don K. Dovre officiating. Inurnment will be in the First Lutheran Cemetery, with military honors. The family will receive friends after 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, is assisting the family with arrangements.

A memorial fund has been established.

Walter is survived by his daughters, Denise Jones (Terry) of Omaha, Cheryl Boyer (Robert) of West Bend, Wis., and Vicki Cave (Don) of Omaha; six grandchildren, Aaron Jones (Melissa Moehring), Kali Jones, Hannah Boyer, Matthew Boyer, Justin Cave and Maggie Cave; and a great-granddaughter, Hadley Mae Jones.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mae, on April 10, 2001; two brothers, Ed and Art; and two sisters, Helen Overbaugh and Ethel Hartz.

Walter Alex Stanerson was born Aug. 23, 1924, in Conroy, Iowa, the son of Staner Stanerson and Helen Mae Groesbeck Stan-erson. He attended the Hilton Consolidated School in Conroy and graduated in 1943. He served in the U.S. Army Air Force for 18 months. Walter and Mae Helen Ollis were united in marriage on Aug. 12, 1952, in Calcutta, Ohio. The couple made their home and raised their family in Conroy, where Walt co-owned and operated Stanerson Garage and Oil for many years.

Walt enjoyed woodworking and stained glass work in his free time. He also liked music, and was an avid Cubs fan. He was a lifetime member of First Lutheran Church in Conroy.

Online condolences may be extended to the family at www.klosterfuneral home.com.