Vera Lindholm

Vera Lindholm, 90, of Marshalltown, IA died August 17, 2011, at Southridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.There will be no services at this time, however there will a memorial service in Veras honor in the future. For condolences or further information, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call (641) 844-1234. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Alzheimers Association in her memory. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Vera and her family.Born Vera Ruth Knutsen on February 25, 1921, in Boulder Colorado to parents Philip and Helen Knutsen, she was the oldest of three children. Her family moved to a farm near Brayton Iowa in 1924. She graduated from high school in Atlantic Iowa. She attended Dana College in Blair Nebraska. She taught in a one-room country school and then in a small town elementary school. She married Joe Lindholm in 1942; they later divorced. She raised her family in Audubon, Iowa. She moved to Ames in 1982, and then to Almost Like Home Assisted Living in Marshalltown in 2008. She loved her family, flower gardening, church volunteerism, bible study, genealogy, books, sewing, and cooking. She volunteered to help Laotian refugees settle in Ames.Vera is survived by her sister Phyllis Bailey (Byron) of Rock Island IL; her 5 children Steven Lindholm, Craig Lindholm (Judy), Gail Schayfer, Mark Lindholm, Curtis Lindholm (Traci); her 7 grandchildren: Brian, Eric, Matthew, Sandra, Justin, Anika, and William; her 7 great-grandchildren: Jonathan, Gabriella, Samantha, Tory, Jennifer, Hazel, and Gabriella, and many nieces, nephews and friends.She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Maurice (Donis) Knutsen and son-in-law Herbert Schayfer.