Obituaries : William R. 'Pete' White

William R. "Pete" White

William R. "Pete" White

VINTON: William R. "Pete" White, 85, died Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at his residence following an extended illness.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at the First Christian Church in Vinton with Rev. Connie Wacht officiating.Interment will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Shellsburg with Graveside Military Rites conducted by Geo. G. Luckey American Legion Post #57 of Vinton and Iowa Military Funeral Honors.Friends may call at Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, 212 E. 6th St., in Vinton from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday.A memorial fund has been established.

William R. White. known to family and friends as "Pete", was born February 5, 1927 near Shellsburg to Charley E. and Elsie (Rambo) White.

During World War II, he served his nation in the US Army and was a member of Geo. G. Luckey American Legion Post #57 of Vinton.

On June 8, 1947 he was united in marriage to Irene Tumilty at the Federated Church in Shellsburg.

Pete was a life long member of the Oak Grove Church in Shellsburg and currently a member of First Christian Church in Vinton.He farmed in the Vinton-Shellsburg area, was employed at Wilsons and as a rural Mail Carrier prior to retirement in 1992.Pete loved his dog Eady.

In addition to his wife Irene of Vinton, he is survived by hissons Steve (Sue) White of Cedar Rapids and Bill (Jane) White of Vinton; his daughter Tammy (Barry) Schwartz of Cedar Rapids; his three grandchildren, Jenny (Josh) Wyckoff, Jay White and his friend, Ashley Hudson, and Wally White and fiancée, Gretchen Grutz and her children, Avy and Waylon Grutz; his great-grandchildren, Jaylynn Wyckoff and Brooklyn Wyckoff; and his sister, Ila Mae (Frank) Dulin of Vinton.

Pete was preceded in death by his parents and his four brothers, Claire, Delbert, Boyd and "Vern" White.

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