ELEANOR JEAN NYSWONGER

Services for Jean Nyswonger, 100, who passed away March 7, 2019 at The Village, will be held 11 a.m., Monday, March 11, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola with burial following in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to services.

Jean was born in Indianola September 29, 1918. She married Marvin E. Nyswonger on November 19, 1936.  He preceded her in death in 2010. Together they lived and worked on their farm northwest of Indianola along with their two sons, Richard and Raymond. They moved into Indianola in 1961. A lifelong resident of Warren County, Jean was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  An excellent homemaker, Jean worked hard to ensure a spotless home and to treat her family with her labor of love from the kitchen. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed collecting and testing new recipes and sharing them with granddaughter Karen.  Jean and her husband of 73 years traveled extensively throughout the United States.  The time she spent with her family and friends were treasured times.  Jean enjoyed following Iowa State athletics especially when her three great-grandchildren were all in attendance there.  She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Indianola.

Jean is survived by her son, Richard (Jane) Nyswonger of Indianola IA; granddaughter, Karen (Greg) Blockhus of Minnetonka, MN; and three great-grandchildren, Katherine (Thurston) Gable of Bondurant, IA, Natalie Blockhus of St. Louis Park, MN and Daniel Blockhus of Ames, IA.  Also surviving are her brother, Jack McKee of Indianola; sister-in-law, Beth McKee of Altoona IA; cousin Ruth (Dick) Davitt of Indianola; and many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband, son Raymond, and brother Jerry McKee.

Memorials may be made in Jean's name to The Village Good Shepherd Endowment Fund or Wesley Life Hospice.