Friends and family are invited to a visitation on Saturday, April 8 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. A graveside service will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines, beginning at approximately 12:00 P.M. Memorials may be directed to the family. For online condolences or to read the full obituary, please visit www.mitchellfh.com. Ph. 641-844-1234.

Left to cherish her memory are her children: Thomas (Jodi) Leeper, of Marshalltown, Richard (Amy) Leeper, of Nevada, and Bethany Leeper, of Marshalltown; 10 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and her brothers: Howard “Bud” (Jan) Kernes and David Kernes.