Erlene Veverka

Erlene Louise Veverka, 81, of Prairie City, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015, at the Taylor House in Des Moines. A private memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23 at Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. The family will greet friends following the service from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated at a later date. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

The daughter of Myron Scott and Mildred Eliza (Dikeman) Fullington, Erlene was born on Dec. 7, 1933, in Hood River, Ore. She attended public school in Hood River and Prairie Bible College in Alberta, Canada. On May 12, 1962, she was united in marriage to Dr. Joseph Frederick Veverka in Des Moines. They moved to Prairie City in 1964. Erlene served her community as city council member and mayor for 20 years, president of The Iowa League of Cities for two years, and was appointed to various boards and committees throughout the state of Iowa.

Those left to honor her memory include two sons, Christopher (Renita) Veverka of Prairie City and Jeffrey (Sonya) Veverka of Overland Park, Kan.; a daughter, Bonnie Veverka of Overland Park, Kan.; seven grandchildren, Jesse “Nathaniel” (Katie) Aweida, Kinze Veverka, Chelsea (Ray) Alexander, Kylee (fiancé, Caleb Coale) Veverka, Joseph Veverka, Jackson Veverka and Matthew (Kelly) Cockerton; and three great-grandchildren, River, Thomason and Payton Alexander. Also surviving is a brother, Leroy (Nancy) Fullington of Portland, Ore.; a brother-in-law, Dr. Paul Maxwell of Three Hills, Alberta, Canada; and seven nieces and nephews. In death Erlene joins her parents, Myron and Mildred; husband, Joseph; daughter, Constance; and sister, Barbara (Fullington) Maxwell.