Obituaries : Barbara A. Kiler

Barbara A. Kiler, 84, of Brandon, Iowa, died on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, at her home in Brandon, Iowa.

Barbara was born on Jan. 31, 1939, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of James and Laura (Marsh) Bowers. She was raised in Brandon, Iowa, and attended the Brandon Community Schools. On Nov. 8, 1956, Barbara married Lytell H. Kiler in Princeton, Mo. They lived in Denver and La Porte City, Iowa, for a short time before making Brandon, Iowa, their forever home again. She loved the town of Brandon and in a small town like that; she didn't just raise her eight children. In her own way she had touched the lives of all the children raised there, mostly through driving the school bus for 35 years, and her oatmeal cookies.

She liked being home and didn't travel often. But when she did it was for family. Barbara and Lytell traveled all over Iowa to attend all of their children's and grandchildren's school events. They were their biggest fans.

She is survived by her husband, Lytell Kiler, Brandon, Iowa; five sons, Perry (Deb) Kiler, Kansas City, Kan., Kale (Shelly) Kiler, Kansas City, Kan., Randy Kiler, La Porte City, Iowa, Karl (Angie) Kiler, Quasqueton, Iowa, and LyDell Kiler, Brandon, Iowa, a daughter, Keeme Robinson, Brandon, Iowa, a daughter-in-law, Kay Kiler, West Branch, Iowa, 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, one great-grandchild; a sister Janice Dewit, La Porte City, Iowa; a brother-in-law, Don Krull, and many nieces and nephews.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, James and Laura Bowers, two sons, Kevin and Lynial Kiler, a daughter-in-law, Rhonda Kiler, a brother, Larry Bowers, a sister LaVonna Krull, and a brother-in-law, Bob Dewitt.

A visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, at the Reiff Family Center - Funeral Home & Crematory in Independence, Iowa. A Private Graveside service will be held at the Brandon Cemetery in Brandon, Iowa.

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