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Monday, May 19, 2014
Waterhouse, Wiletta
WILETTA WATERHOUSE
Coggon
Wiletta Sue Waterhouse, 72, of Coggon, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, at her home. Graveside Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 16, at Coggon Cemetery, by Chaplain Bill Warhover. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Central City.
Survivors include her husband, Richard; children, Marni (Dennis) Klouda of Coggon, and Janetta (Beth Warner) Waterhouse of Dublin, Ohio; grandchildren, Adam (Holly) Greif, Rich (Breanna) Greif, Ben Greif, Alex (Ashley Rayls) Cass, Ross Greif, Josetta Greif, Courtney (David) Blaber and
Cameron Klouda;
great-grandchildren, Cody, Kaden and Abbe Greif and Destiny Cass; siblings,
Sandy (Phil) Schatzle of Coggon, Ron Milroy of Silverlake, Kan., Kathy Milroy of Cedar Rapids, Karla (Kenny) Sharp of Friendswood, Texas, and Alice Kluesner of Manchester; brother-in-law, Jay Smith of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Ken Milroy; her sister, Donna Smith; her sisters-in-law, Joyce Milroy and Carolyn Milroy; and brother-in-law, Loras Kluesner.
Wiletta was born May 6, 1941, in rural Delaware County, Iowa, the daughter of Wilbur and Mildred (Appleby) Milroy. She married Richard Ira Waterhouse on April 5, 1959, in Manchester, Iowa. Wiletta enjoyed ceramics, knitting, crocheting and reading.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to Hospice of Mercy, Dr. Marc Wilkinson and his staff (past and present) and Eleanor and the Ceramics Ladies.
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