OBITUARY: Dorothy Smalley, 1913-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa 

 



                           Dorothy Smalley

A Funeral mass for Dorothy Marie Smalley, age 91, of Osage, was held
on Saturday, April 30, 2005, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in New Haven,
with Msgr. Paul Steimel officiating.

Burial was in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in New Haven.  Dorothy died
Wednesday, April 27, 2005, at Mitchell County Regional Health Center in
Osage.

Dorothy was born in rural Mitchell County on October 23, 1913, to Alfred
and Rose Weber Kleckner. She received her education in Mitchell County
schools, and graduated from Osage High School. She received Normal Training
and then taught in several rural schools in Mitchell County. On November
28, 1939, she was united in marriage to Marion E. Smalley at St. Peter's
Rectory in New Haven, Iowa. They were lifelong residents of Mitchell County,
farming near Riceville. She was also active in volunteering in organizations
such as the Cancer Society, 4-H, and St. Peter's Church. She loved playing
cards, flowers, and her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Marion in 1974; three
brothers, Duane, Bernard, and Donald Kleckner; two sisters, Margaret Tatge
and Kathy Rothenbuhler

Dorothy is survived by two sons, Allan Smalley of Osage, and David Smalley
and wife Cheryl of Riceville; two sisters, Mrs. Marlin (Elaine) Havig of
Osage, and Mrs. Dean (Delores) Byrnes of Riceville; seven grandchildren,
Mark (Holly) Smalley of Olathe, Kansas; Jill Smalley of Las Vegas, Nevada;
Greg Smalley of Ames, Iowa; Mike Smalley of New York, N.Y.; Matthew (Emily)
Smalley of Noblesville, Indiana, Mary Smalley and fiance Cory Scanlan of
Champaign, Illinois, Elizabeth Smalley of Mankato, Minnesota; two great-
grandchildren, Laikyn and Cora Smalley of Olathe, Kansas.

The Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, was in charge of arrangements.



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