Elaine Joyce Taylor

ELAINE JOYCE TAYLOR

Clear Lake

Elaine Joyce Taylor, 92, formerly of Clear Lake, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Bickford of Davenport, Davenport, Iowa.

Visitation for family and friends will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the United Methodist Church, Clear Lake, Iowa.

Funeral services will be

11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the United Methodist Church with Pastor Dave Peterson and Pastor Linda Johnson-Prestholt officiating. A luncheon will be held following the service, with the burial at 1:30 p.m. in the Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery.

Elaine was born Oct. 22, 1926, in Redfield, S.D., to Charles Leonard and Mable Marie (Hansen) Peter. Elaine's family moved from South Dakota to Swaledale, Iowa, in 1933. She graduated from Swaledale High School, received a two-year teaching degree from Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI) in Cedar Falls. After graduating, she taught third and fourth grades in Dinsdale, Iowa, for one year.

Elaine was united in marriage to Howard Franklin Taylor June 28, 1947, in Swaledale, becoming a full-time wife and mother. In 1960, the family moved to Hanlontown. After Howard's retirement from farming, their primary residence became Clear Lake.

Elaine will be greatly missed by her children, Kathleen (Peter) Tollenaere of Fairfield, son-in-law, Ron Dellit of Grundy Center, Rex (Connie) Taylor of Hanlontown and Joyce (Bill) Welp of Le Claire; her sister, Melicent Ames of Mason City; sisters-in-law, Betty Taylor of Rockwell, Margaret Taylor of Seminole, Fla., and Marilyn Custer, Hugo, Okla.; brother-in-law, Warren Custer, Hugo, Okla.; grandchildren, Cheryl (Kyle) Dyer, Keith (Kimberly) Tollenaere, Marilyn (Brent) Askelson, Bradley (Andrea) Dellit, Stacy (Corey) Brown, Scott Taylor, Sarah (Ryan) Hagen, Madalyn (Dan) Franks, Meggie Taylor, Drew (Kimberly) Welp and Sara (Dan) Reynolds; as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews and 22 great-grandchildren.

Preceding Elaine in death were her husband, Howard; daughter, Barbara; son, Norman; siblings, Marvin and Stanley; sisters-in-law Miriam Peter, Eva Taylor and Shirley Jo Taylor; and brothers-in-law, Millard William "Bill" Ames, Gordon Taylor, Ralph Taylor and Wendell Taylor.