Geneve Carlon-Wetherbee

Geneve Carlon Wetherbee , 88, of Marshalltown passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday February 6, 2015, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family to be designated at a later date. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com . Mitchell Family Funeral Home in caring for Geneve and her family. Phone 641-844-1234. Geneve Wrede was born on January 11, 1927, near Dayton, Iowa. She was the daughter of Charles and Elma (Will) Wrede. She attended school in the Dayton Community School District, graduating with the class of 1944. On June 26, 1945, Geneve was united in marriage to C. Franklin Carlon at the Lutheran Church in Dayton, Iowa. They resided in Gowrie, Payton, and Jefferson, and finally settled in the Marshall County area. In February of 1989, C. Franklin passed away and she later married John Wetherbee. Geneve always kept busy volunteering throughout the community. She dedicated her time at the DOT for many years and received state recognition for it. She also volunteered at the hospital gift shop, nursing homes, Iowa Veterans Home, VFW Ladies Auxiliary, and was a very active member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Marshalltown. She enjoyed quilting at church for World Relief Quilts as well as being a part of the Ladies Aid. Her favorite moto was Waste Not Want Not. Geneve enjoyed gardening, couponing, making deviled eggs and angel food cake. She loved to visit friends with a flower cutting from her garden and she liked traveling with John to dairy events throughout the state. Above all, Geneve loved her family. She worked hard her whole life to support and encourage her growing family. Left to cherish Geneves memory are her children: Joyce (Bill) Blomster; grandson, Lance ( Rosemary) Blomster; and great-grandchildren: Sydney and Kendra; granddaughter, Keri (Dan) Hilgendorf, and great-grandchildren Blake and Emma, all of Fairmont Minnesota. Son, Gene (Chris) Carlon of Marshalltown; granddaughter, Angie (Dan) Barnes; and great-grandchildren: Jordan, Camden, and Brendan of Garwin. Grandson, Shawn Carlon, and great-grandchildren: Devin and Kennedy of Marshalltown; grandson, Jeff Stringer, and great-grandchildren: Kelsey and Garrett of Melbourne. Grandson, Jason (Anna) Stringer, great-grandchildren: Zachary and Logan of Marshalltown. Son, Dwain (Rita) Carlon; grandson, Jared (Annie) Carlon; and great-grandchildren: Luke, Grace, and Jonah. Grandson, Joseph (Nabilah) Carlon; great-grandchildren: Sophia; and granddaughter, Julia (Greg) Zettler; and great-grandchildren: Clair and Charlotte. Daughter, Janet Fox; and granddaughter, Jessica Fox, all of Denver, Colorado. Son Don (Lori) Carlon, and grandson, Matthew, of Marshalltown, granddaughter, Genessa Wood of Gladbrook and grandson, Drew Ferkin of Cedar Falls, Sister, Shirley (Quentin) Riedesel of Lohrville, Iowa. In death, Geneve rejoins her parents, Charles and Elma; husbands, C. Franklin Carlon and John Wetherbee; and her siblings: Eldon Wrede, Clara Ann DenHartog, Glenda Hayek, and Willis, in infancy.