Carl Smith
February 19, 1920 ~ May 28, 2011
Carl Smith, 91, of Waverly formerly of Ionia, Iowa died Saturday evening, May 28, 2011 at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 1, 2011, at Republic Community Church rural Ionia with Pastor O. Lundula officiating. Mary Jean Parks will accompany the congregation in singing “The Old Rugged Cross”, “In the Garden” and “Amazing Grace”.
Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery near Nashua. Charles Edson, Daryl Schmidt, Gaylord Knutson, Ronald Knutson, Larry Moine and Leroy Cerwinske will serve as pallbearers. Ralph Feuchtwanger and Melvin Weiss will be an honorary pallbearers.
Friends may greet the family 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Nashua and for one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Memorials may be directed to the Smith Family.
Carl Smith was born February 19, 1920 the second son of Carl B. and Maude (Burbridge) in Butler County, Iowa. He attended Brushy Mound Country School through the eighth grade and then helped on the family farm. At age 18, he moved with his parents to a farm in Chickasaw County near Republic. He moved back to the Bristow area to work and it was there that he met Alice Rodman. They were united in marriage on June 6, 1943, at the Little Brown Church near Nashua. They started farming the George Fiene farm and later moved to the Fiene home farm in 1952. They purchased the farm in 1973.
Carl served on the rural school board, Nashua Co-op Board for 12 years, County 4-H Committee serving as superintendent of small animals at the 4-H Fair for 16 years. He was a member of Farm Bureau and Republic Community Church for many years. Carl and Alice square danced for over 40 years. In 1989 they started wintering in sunny Florida where they enjoyed gardening and playing cards. Carl cared for his wife Alice during her final illness and she passed away June 15, 1995.
Carl married Leona Wilkie on November 14, 1998, at the Little Brown Church. They lived on the farm and wintered in Florida through the spring of 2009. Leona passed away November 1, 2009. Carl moved to an apartment at Eichhorn Haus in Waverly where he resided until his death Saturday evening.
He is survived by his six children, Carol Smith of Waterloo, Sharon (Leon) Harms of Wellsburg, Karen Smith of Waterloo, Kathy (William) Kurth of Coralville, Steve (Laura) Smith of Cedar Rapids and Joyce (Michael) Flynn of Cologne, NJ; one step-daughter, Diane (Dan) Pischke of Hawkeye; one brother, Darwin Smith of Nashua; one sister, Leatrice Einck of Nashua; 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
Carl was preceded in death by his wives, Alice and Leona; his parents; two brothers, Norman and Lavane Smith; one sister, Marva A. Smith; one brother-in-law, Wayne Einck; two sisters-in-law, Janina and Vivian Smith.
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So sorry to read of Carl’s death. My grandfather, George Fiene, and mother, Dorothy (Fiene … married to Clark) Prudhon always expressed the highest regards of Carl and Alice. We stopped at the home place, as we referred to where he and Alice lived while I was a young boy, in 2009 when Dad and I made a visit to Nashua. My mother and uncle were born on the farm. He was most gracious in visiting us when we dropped in. He and Leona picked some asparagus from the patch Grandpa Fiene had planted. We all enjoyed soup back in Wisconsin made with that asaragus. Carl got a good laugh from me, a city boy of 8 or 9 (around 1958), leaning over a short fence in the farrowing shed to pick up a piglet. I was expecting something soft like a stuffed animal. I was warned to grab hard and hold on. So I did. For a moment. The sow turned with a grunt when her piglet squealed. Quite a commotion. I quickly dropped little piglet. I always tried hard after that to not play the role of a city boy. But everyone else got a good natured laugh, including Carl. I appreciate his visit with us when we brought my father’s body to Greenwood in mid January last year. Deepest sympathy to the family
Joyce, I am so sorry to hear of your dad’s passing. I rented a house from him in Nashua years ago when I moved back here. I enjoyed dealing with him and we talked alot. I always asked him about you and he kept me filled in. He was a swell guy and a good landlord. Take care and my deepest sympathy and prayers are with you and your family. ‘Buffy’
We were neighbors of Carl & Leona in Florida. We enjoyed Carl’s dry sense of humor. We interviewed him for the park newspaper. When asked for his secret to longivity was he replied ‘Be nice to all the ladies’. He will be missed.
Joyce I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
What a sad day.Carl was a very special neighbor and friend. I was so lucky to live across the road from Him and Alice and later Leona. We had good talks by the mailbox, and around the garden & he was always eager to share his harvest. He was a special guy and will be missed. Our sympathy to you all. Charlie & Twila
Carol and all of the Smith Family, I was saddened to see the news of your Father’s death. I remember Carl and Alice from many activities in the Republic Community, as well as at square dancing party’s at LLoyd Frazee’s in Bassett. Carl’s smile and laughter will be missed. God bless you all in your time of sorrow. Roger D. and Eileen Peterson, Florida
Many wonderful things can be said of Carl. He cherished his family, was a successful farmer, loved to garden, a hard worker… but also he was a great friend. His smile and witt could brighten anyone’s day in an instant. I will forever treasure all of the years we have been honored to have him as a part in our lives. There are no words to explain how deeply our saddened our hearts are to have to say goodbye to him. Such a dear, sweet, sweet man. God has truly gained an angel. From the bottom of our hearts, we are genuinely sorry for your loss.
Our family was saddened to hear of the death of Carl. We extend our condolences and sympathy to family and friends. We were close neighbors and best friends of Carl and his family for many years. He was a close friend and would always be the first to help us or anyone who needed help. Carl was a devoted family man and worked very hard to see that they were well taken care of. He loved farming and in later years raised a large garden and gave most of the produce away. He will be greatly missed but in the last few months he went through a lot of pain. However, he never complained about it. Our prayers are with you. Ralph and Shirley Feuchtwanger and family
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