1947
Sheila
2007
Sheila Hester
October 4, 1947 — October 28, 2007
Sheila A. Hester, 60, of La Porte City, Iowa, died Sunday, October 28, 2007, at Covenant Medical Center in Waterloo, Iowa. Funeral services will be 1:30 P.M., Thursday, November 1, 2007, at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center, Iowa, with Pastor Michael Nemmers officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center, Iowa. Visitation will be Thursday at the funeral home from 11:30 A.M. to 1:30 P.M., with the family present to greet friends. Memorials may be directed to the American Cancer Society or to the Ovarian Cancer Foundation-in Sheila's name.
Sheila was born October 4, 1947, in Lakewood, California, the daughter of John and Eula "Dottie" (Perryman) Dedmon. Sheila graduated from Lakewood High School and then attended college, receiving her LPN Degree. In 1995, she moved to Iowa to be near her family. She attended the Allen College of Nursing in Waterloo and graduated with her BSN Degree, receiving high honors.
Sheila loved to collect angels, watch QVC, and loved to watch cooking shows with her granddaughter Miranda. She especially loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by four children- Stacey Baumgartner of Grundy Center, Iowa; Melissa Weiner and Chris McClain of Clarksville, Iowa; Michael Beaufore and his wife Dianna of Independence, Iowa, and Joshua Armstrong of Iowa City, Iowa; seven grandchildren-Brittny-Anne, BranaAC., Tabitha, Christopher, Ryan, Miranda, and Jeremy "Little Man"; her mother Dottie Dedmon of Bakersfield, California; and one brother Gary Dedmon of Newport Beach, California.
She was preceded in death by her father John Dedmon; one brother-Terry Dedmon; and her grandmother Ann Ward.
Sheila was born October 4, 1947, in Lakewood, California, the daughter of John and Eula "Dottie" (Perryman) Dedmon. Sheila graduated from Lakewood High School and then attended college, receiving her LPN Degree. In 1995, she moved to Iowa to be near her family. She attended the Allen College of Nursing in Waterloo and graduated with her BSN Degree, receiving high honors.
Sheila loved to collect angels, watch QVC, and loved to watch cooking shows with her granddaughter Miranda. She especially loved spending time with her family.
She is survived by four children- Stacey Baumgartner of Grundy Center, Iowa; Melissa Weiner and Chris McClain of Clarksville, Iowa; Michael Beaufore and his wife Dianna of Independence, Iowa, and Joshua Armstrong of Iowa City, Iowa; seven grandchildren-Brittny-Anne, BranaAC., Tabitha, Christopher, Ryan, Miranda, and Jeremy "Little Man"; her mother Dottie Dedmon of Bakersfield, California; and one brother Gary Dedmon of Newport Beach, California.
She was preceded in death by her father John Dedmon; one brother-Terry Dedmon; and her grandmother Ann Ward.
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