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Birth	:	17 Nov 1918 Scott Township, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	25 Jun 2014 Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.5824900, -92.5314400
Description	:	Frank Wheeler age 95 of Montezuma, Iowa passed away peacefully at his home comforted by his children. Burial in the Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma, Iowa. Frank Edward Wheeler the seventh of nine children was born to Sidney and Blanche LaVina Weber Wheeler. He was born on the family farm north of Montezuma. Here he learned the importance of family and work. He was a 1936 graduate of Montezuma High School. He enlisted in the US Navy, attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer during WWII while stationed in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. Frank was married to... Read More	Frank Wheeler age 95 of Montezuma, Iowa passed away peacefully at his home comforted by his children. Burial in the Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma, Iowa. Frank Edward Wheeler the seventh of nine children was born to Sidney and Blanche LaVina Weber Wheeler. He was born on the family farm north of Montezuma. Here he learned the importance of family and work. He was a 1936 graduate of Montezuma High School. He enlisted in the US Navy, attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer during WWII while stationed in the Aleutian Islands off Alaska. Frank was married to Dorothy May Hall on May 25, 1946. They lived their entire 63 years of marriage in Montezuma raising their four children, Jane, Harold, Joyce and Janice. While still sporting his Navy swagger, Frank returned home and began working for Charlie Zerbel, a master carpenter himself, before starting Wheeler Construction in 1946. Frank taught many young men the work of the trade and was privileged to have had two of the best, Adrian Sams and Larry Doonan, working beside him for the majority of those years. Son Harold partnered with his dad in 1983 building memories. Dedicated to Montezuma, Frank was willing to help anyone anytime. He was a lifelong member of the Montezuma Methodist Church where the second pew was occupied by the Wheelers every Sunday. Frank was also a 75+ year member of the Knights of Pythias, serving as State Grand Chancellor, State Grand Secretary, and received the distinguished Golden Spur Award. No Pythian pancake breakfast was complete without Frank stirring up the batter. He was also an active Lion's member and recipient of the Melvin Jones Fellow Award as well as the Warren Coleman Honorary Award. Frank served on the Montezuma Municipal Light Plant Board for many years and was a charter member of the Care Review Committee for the Montezuma Nursing Home. Leading the parade for Montezuma's 2010 July 4th celebration was Frank as Grand Marshal, and he was one of the hundreds of WWII vets who boarded an Honor Flight to tour Washington, D.C. that same summer. Frank and Dorothy loved to dance and hosted several community dances. Frank continued to attend the Sunday night dances in Malcom until just a few weeks before he died. The card table was always up at the Wheeler house in case someone stopped by to play a game of 500 or cribbage on one of the many cribbage boards Frank made. Or you could see Frank sitting out on his driveway watching the five-gallon electric ice cream freezer churn one of the hundreds of batches made for family and friends. Frank was spotlighted by Kyle Munson of The Des Moines Register last fall for being the oldest paperboy in Iowa, delivering The Register every morning around town with son Harold and Patricia.

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Frank Edward Wheeler's memorial is located at: Jackson Township Cemetery, Montezuma, Poweshiek County, USA.
When did Frank Edward Wheeler death?
Frank Edward Wheeler death on 25 Jun 2014 in Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.5824900
Longitude: -92.5314400

Family Members:

Parent

Sidney “Sid” Wheeler

(1882 - 1973)

Blanche LaVina Webber Wheeler

(1882 - 1975)

Spouse

Dorothy May Hall Wheeler

(1921 - 2009)

Siblings

Lester Adam Wheeler

(1908 - 1909)

Alice Wheeler Keen

(1910 - 2003)

Bernice Wheeler Alexander

(1914 - 1981)

Allen Weber Wheeler

(1916 - 2001)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Jackson Township Cemetery
Montezuma, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5824900, -92.5314400

2. Masonic IOOF Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5806007, -92.5355988

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6. Little Mount Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5719000, -92.6193000

7. Lisor-Beulah Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5388985, -92.4599991

8. Sheley Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5127500, -92.5719300

9. Boswell-Harper Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5116997, -92.4933014

10. Forest Home Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5378100, -92.6144700

11. Lytle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6525002, -92.4839020

12. West Liberty Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.5744438, -92.6435242

13. Gorsuch-Dalby Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.4981480, -92.5606930

14. Pleasant Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6447000, -92.6174000

15. Barnes City Cemetery
Barnes City, Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5036390, -92.4746930

16. Tilford Cemetery
Mahaska County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4878006, -92.5322037

17. Light Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5894000, -92.4009000

18. Mill Grove Cemetery
Searsboro, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5271988, -92.6564026

19. Lower Blue Point Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6314011, -92.6733017

20. Goldenrod Cemetery
Deep River, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5797600, -92.3667800

21. Upper Blue Point Cemetery
Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6417007, -92.6782990

22. Searsboro Cemetery
Searsboro, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5824000, -92.7019000

23. Rundle Burying Ground
Deep River, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5889300, -92.3524800

24. Ivy Hill Cemetery
Malcom, Poweshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7160988, -92.5586014