Obituary for Velma Arlene Wiese

Velma A. Wiese made her peaceful journey to heaven on Thursday March 4, 2010. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday March 13, 2010 at St. Mary''s Catholic Church in Lone Tree, IA at 10:30 AM with Father Lou Leonhardt and Carol Kaalberg officiating. Inurnment at Lone Tree Cemetery with fellowship following at the church. Velma is survived by three sons; Bill (Nancy) Schreiber of Muscatine, Tom Schreiber of Columbus Junction, Jim Schreiber of Nichols, three daughters; Betty (Bill) Gerot of Iowa City, Pat (Jerry) Sexton of Lone Tree, Becky Green of Lone Tree, son-in-laws Roger Slycord of Muscatine and Dean Richard of Lone Tree. Also surviving are 21 grandchildren and 33 great grandchildren who affectionately knew her as "Grandma Gizzard" because of her special hugs to squeeze their gizzard. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, parents, five siblings; Dorthea Piatt, Loretta Noland, Donald Weise, Evelyn Lantz, and Miriam Hunter, two daughters; Kathleen Schreiber-Slycord and Mary E. Richard and a son-in-law Donald L. Green. Velma was born in Rural Lone Tree on January 10, 1925 to Oscar and Anne Wiese. She graduated from Lone Tree High School in 1943. She owned and operated the Wee Blu Inn in Lone Tree. Later she was employed by Lone Tree Community School for several years as a bus driver. She then worked and retired from the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics as an attendant for the parking department. She was a member of St. Mary''s Catholic Church, she also was a Johnson County 4-H leader many years ago. Her favorite club was belonging to the "Golden Girls Club" which she was an avid driver for many Saturday night adventures. Her most precious time was spending time with family and friends whether it was to play cards or work on her crossword puzzles. She loved to watch Price is Right, The Lawerence Welk Show and the Golden Girls. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Lone Tree Senior Dining, Lone Tree First Responders or St. Mary''s Catholic Church.