Urbandale, Iowa
Grace Irene Whipple, 86, passed away on Friday, May 21, 2010, at Senior Suites of Urbandale. Grace was born in Montpelier, Ohio, on September 30, 1923. She was married to John R. Whipple April 8, 1944, in Ottumwa, Iowa, where they spent several years farming. In 1957, the family moved to the Des Moines area. Grace retired in 1978 from Deluxe Check Printers, where she was a proof reader. She was a member of Ft. Des Moines United Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 24, at McLaren's Funeral Chapel in West Des Moines. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m. at the Agency, IA Cemetery.
Grace is survived by her husband of 66 years, John; son, John II (Deborah) Whipple, Indianola, IA; daughters, Mary Helen (John) Derrington-Stone, Blue Springs, MO, Conni (Charles) Kimpston, Polk City, IA; grandchildren, Carrie (Scott) Turner, Lee's Summit, MO, Kimberly Belanger, Kirksville, MO, Jeffrey and Paul Whipple, both of Indianola, IA, Brett Shedd and Julie (Dave) Miller, both of Polk City, IA; four great grandchildren, Kaydee Belanger, Zachary and Jordan Turner and Jory Miller; sister, Helen McNally of South Lyon, MI. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister, Olive Dyer, and grandson, Matthew John Shedd.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. at McLaren's Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Care Initiative Hospice.
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