Clella Josephine Fiderlein 2 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 23 January 1916, Atalissa, IA 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Lonnie V. Walton on 1 May 1938 in , Muscatine County, IA 1 2
- Died: 7 November 2011, Wilton, IA at age 95 7
- Buried: 11 November 2011, Wilton, IA 7
 Another name for Clella was Clella F. Fiderlein.
General Notes:
Although the birth record from 1916 clearly shows her middle name as Josephine, her obituaries and gravestone provide just a middle initial of "F".
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Noted events in her life were:
• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Goshen Township, Muscatine, IA on January 1920. 5
1920 US Census
Sheet 4A, District 114, Household 79
Goshen Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
Clella Federlein..Daughter..3..IA
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1930 US Census in Goshen Township, Muscatine, IA on April 1930. 6
1930 US Census
Sheet 5B, Roll 670, District 0007, Household 124
Goshen Township, Muscatine County, Iowa
Clella J. Federlein..Daughter..14..IA
(Living with parents.)
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• Her obituary was published in the Bentley Funeral Home in November 2011 in Durant, IA.
Visitation will be held on Friday, November 11, 2011 from 9-11 A.M. at the First Presbyterian Church, Wilton, IA. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. at the church. The officiant will be Pastor Jennifer Jennings. Musical selections will be provided by organist Sharon Bowers and vocalist Henry Bentley.
Serving as casket bearers will be Larry Ervin, Clint Hampton, Ben Brown, Todd Kraklio, Tyler Rasmussen and Donna Walton. Honorary pallbearers will Freeman Kaufmann, Herb Townsend and Albert Walton.
Interment will take place at the Sharon Cemetery, Wilton, IA.
A memorial has been established in her memory.
Clella F. Walton, age 95, of Wilton, IA, died on Monday, November 7, 2011 at Leland Smith Assisted Living in Wilton, IA.
Clella was born January 23, 1916 to Ernest and Luella (Crees) Fiderlein in Atalissa, IA.
She graduated from Atalissa High School in 1933 and later graduated from Parson's College, Fairfield, IA in 1935. She married Lonnie V. Walton on May 1, 1938 in Muscatine, IA. He preceded her in death on September 20, 1999.
Clella taught in a country school and she and Lonnie farmed in Cedar County.
Clella was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, Wilton, IA where she served on many committees. She had served on the Wilton School Board and the Sunset Housing Board. She loved gardening, quilting and was an excellent baker.
She is survived by her daughter Jane and her husband Richard Watson of Marlboro, MA, her son Vernon and his wife Caryl Walton of Wilton, IA, 4 grandchildren: Deb and her husband Russ Rasmussen of Lisbon, IA, Sherrie and her husband Ken Swenson of Yuba City, CA, Laurie and her husband Bart Proctor of Tipton, IA and Dave and his wife Jenn Watson of Danvers, MA, 13 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her brother Louis Fiderlein.
(Source: Bentley Funeral Home, http://www.bentleyfuneralhome.com/ObituaryView.aspx?OID=499, Accessed 27 Jan 2014)
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• She was buried on 11 November 2011 in the Sharon Cemetery in Wilton, IA.
Find A Grave Memorial #78690034
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Clella married Lonnie V. Walton, son of Vernon C. Walton and Elizabeth Bell Jennings, on 1 May 1938 in , Muscatine County, IA.2 4 (Lonnie V. Walton was born on 22 December 1909 in Cedar County, IA,4 8 died on 20 September 1999 in , Muscatine County, IA 8 and was buried on 23 September 1999 in Wilton, IA 8.)
Marriage Notes:
A wedding dinner, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie V. Walton, who were married at 4 p. m. Sunday at the manse of the First Presbyterian church here, was given at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. Luella Fiderlein at Atalissa at 6 p. m. Sunday. A three tier wedding cake, bouquets of cut flowers and candles, in the bride's chosen colors of green and white, decorated the table. Guests at the dinner were Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Walton, Mrs. Feme Hillman, and Belle Walton of Wilton; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Lundy, Nevin Hinkhouse and J. M. Shetler, of West Liberty; the Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Dieter, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Shetler and Louis,Chauncie, Shetler, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Schafnit, Mr. and Mrs. John McColm, Miss Lucille Spilger, Clifford Freyermuth, Mrs. Luella Fiderlein and Louis. Six of the bride's school pupils, Carl Dotson, Leroy Jewett, Lavone and Alma Staley, Betty Newton and Jean Anne Lindle served the dinner, assisted by Mrs. W. A. Smith and Mrs. C. L. Hoverter. Dr. David I. Berger performed the marriage, using the double ring ceremony. The immediate families were present, with Miss Bell Walton, sister of the bridegroom and Louis Fiderlein, brother of the bride, as attendants. The bride's gown was of navy blue lace and she wore a shoulder corsage of white gardenias. Her accessories were white. Miss Walton wore a powder blue dress and white accessories and a corsage of pink roses.
The bride, a daughter of Mrs. Luella Fiderlein, was graduated from Atalissa high school and from the normal training department of Parsons college, Fairfield. For the past three years she has been a teacher in the rural schools of Muscatine and Cedar counties. Mr. Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Walton, is engaged in farming near Wilton, where the couple will reside.
(Source: Muscatine Journal and News-Tribune, 3 May 1938, Page 2)
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