Wilfred Shoemake
Born: October 23, 1910 in Lacey, Mahaska Co., Iowa
Died: January 27, 1999 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Buried: Lot 51
Married: Juanita Walker on November 30, 1929 in Newton, Jasper Co., Iowa
Children: Charles and Keith
Parents: Charles and Wilhemina Jensen Shoemake
Obituary: Wilifred C. "Willie" Shoemake
Wilfred C. "Willie" Shoemake, 88 of 1743 S 8th Ave. E. , died of heart failure, Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Foursquare Church in Newton with the Rev. James Black, pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Sugar Grove Cemetery in rural Newton. Friends may call after noon at the church where family will be present Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. The Wallace-Pence Funeral Home in Newton is handling arrangements. Memorials in Mr. Shoemake's name will be accepted.
The son of Charles and Wilhemina Jensen Shoemake, he was born Oct 23, 1910, in Lacey. He married Juanita Marie Walker Nov 30, 1939, in Newton. A resident of Newton for 70 years, he also lived in Lacey and South Dakota. Mr. Shoemake was employed by the Parsons Company for 31 years and by the UAW Union Hall for 18 years. He was a member of the Newton Foursquare Church and a past member of the UAW Local No. 997.
Survivors include his wife; two sons and daughters-in-law, Chuck and Ruby of Northridge, calif. and Keith and Andrea of Newton; five grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five step-great-grandchildren; a sister, Mildred Talbot of Newton; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. ~ Newton Daily News, Friday, January 29,1999