March 29, 2024

Dorothy Colleen Smool

April 10, 2017

Dorothy Colleen (Halterman) Smool, 90, of Newton, died Monday, April 10, 2017, at Skiff Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 14 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13 at the funeral home. Memorials in Dorothy’s name may be left at the funeral home.

Dorothy, the daughter of Marion Noah and Vera Effie (Short) Halterman, was born March 18, 1927, in Grinnell. She grew up and attended school in Grinnell. On Dec. 21, 1945, Dorothy was united in marriage with Virgil “Pete” Smool. In 1965, they moved to Newton. Dorothy worked for 20 years in the laundry area at Skiff Medical Center. After retiring she took care of her husband. Following her husband’s death in 1996, Dorothy got her driver’s license at the age of 69.

Dorothy was a member of the VFW Post 1655 and the Community Heights Alliance Church. She also loved spending time with her grandchildren and gardening.

Dorothy is survived by her son, Gary (Janelle) Smool of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; daughter, Connie (JR) Wilcox of Newton; grandchildren, Erica (Dale) Maston of Killduff, Gerald (Vanessa Chavez) Wilcox of Newton, Colleen (Nick) Lepley of Sully, Rusty (Amy Levelle) Wilcox of Kellogg, Justin Smool of Bagley and Jaron Smool of Sun Lakes, Ariz.; her 14 great-grandchildren; brother, Donald Halterman of Indianola; and her many nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Virgil “Pete” in 1996; brothers, Martin and Robert Halterman; and a sister, Mildred Garr.