Dorothy M. Phelps,
age 88 of Nashua, died Sunday evening June 15, 2008, at
Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m.
Thursday June 19, 2008, at the First Congregational
Church in Nashua with Rev. David Walsh and Pastor
Deborah Gage officiating. Betty Orric will be the
organist and lead the congregation in singing “The Old
Rugged Cross” and “How Great Thou Art”.
Janice Edson will sing “Amazing Grace" and
“Just A Closer Walk With Thee”.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery,
Nashua with her grandsons, James Zander Jr, Jason Zander,
Michael Keeran, Stacy Appel, Matt Evenson, Charles
McNeill, Michael McNeill, Casey Morris and Jeff
Broadaway serving as pallbearers.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m. Wednesday at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral
Home in Nashua and one hour prior to services at the
church on Thursday. Memorials may be directed to the
family.
Dorothy Marion Phelps was born March
18, 1920, southeast of Nashua, Iowa the daughter of
George and Mary (Kraft) Walsh. She graduated from Nashua
High School in May of 1937.
Dorothy was united in marriage to
Glen T. Phelps July 4, 1939, at McGregor, Iowa on the
Chief Blackhawk Riverboat. To this union four children
were born. The couple lived in Plainfield for several
years before moving to Denver, Iowa. In 1992, after
retiring, they later moved to Nashua. Glen passed away
June 19, 2003. Dorothy stayed in her home until failing
health made it necessary for her to become a resident of
Country View in Waterloo.
She was a member of First
Congregational Church, served as a 4-H Leader and taught
Sunday School at the Plainfield Methodist Church for a
number of years. Dorothy loved flowers and gardening.
She was a very good cook and enjoyed making big family
dinners. She was a great pie maker and everyone loved
her Christmas Popcorn Balls. Dorothy was a faithful
homemaker and caregiver her entire life.
Dorothy is survived by three
daughters, Judy (James) Zander of Charles City, Patty
(Larry) Keeran of Waverly and Nancy (Dennis) White of
St. James, MO; a son, Glen Phelps, Jr; one brother,
Larry “Jim” (Sharon) Walsh of Mapleton, MN; one
sister, Kay (Lenos) Connor of Nashua; a brother-in-law,
Harry Mckenzie of Aurora, CO; a sister-in-law, Doris
Walsh of Altoona, WI; 11 grandchildren, 28 great
grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Glen; her
parents; a brother, Arthur Walsh Sr; a sister, Mary Jane
McKenzie.
