Louise Gathercole

Louise Gathercole, 85, died Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Iowa Health Hospice Taylor House. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, August 6, 2007 at Sheridan Park United Methodist Church, 4100 Sheridan Ave. with burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St.
Louise was born November 20, 1921 in Des Moines. She graduated from East High in 1940. Louise retired from Allied Insurance. She was a member of Sheridan Park United Methodist Church.
Louise is survived by her sons, Johnny (Paula) Gathercole of Santee, CA, Jerry (Sandy) Gathercole of Des Moines, Pat (Claudia) Gathercole of Granger, Kirk (Terri) Gathercole of Des Moines and Alan Gathercole of Colorado Springs, CO; sisters, Gretchen Penney of Corpus Christi, TX, Opal McNitt of West Des Moines and Norma Fenton of Des Moines; brothers, Lloyd Rees of Des Moines, Arthur Rees of Altoona and Merrill Rees of Ankeny; 10 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband John of 50 years in 1992, five siblings and her parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to her church.

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