Virgil L. Staples
Virgil, 91 of 306 Watson ST, Garnavillo, IA died Wednesday August 11, 2010 Finley Hospital, Summit Center Dubuque, IA Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday at the United Church of Christ, McGregor, IA with Rev. William Gentry officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M., Sunday at the Thornburg-DeVries Funeral Home, McGregor. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McGregor where military rites will be accorded by the McGregor American Legion. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thornburg-devries.com He was born November 11, 1918 in Auburn, IA son of Howard W. Staples and Alvina (Borcherding) Staples. He received his education from rural Iowa schools graduating from The American Instituted of Commerce as a member of the Phi Theta Pi International Commerce fraternity. Virgil was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving from 1942 to 1945 in the 5th Air Force 80th svc group in WWII as a technical sergeant. He married Donna Paden on June 25th, 1950 at the Methodist Church in Sumner, IA. Virgil and Donna made their home in McGregor where he worked with his father and later he ran the H.W. Staples and Son Plumbing & Heating in McGregor from 1950 to 1982. Together they had three children, two boys and one girl. Shortly after retiring he married Marge Musser on February 26, 1983 in Des Moines, IA where they lived for 22 years. He was a member of the American Legion, where he served a term as adjutant; Kiwanis club, where he served a term as president; Masonic Lodge where he served terms in offices including Master of the Lodge; and First Congregational Church where he served on various boards. He also served seven years on the Clayton County Board of Education and eight years on the N.E. Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He loved the outdoors, hunting, and fishing and was an avid gardener. He also spent many years collecting buying and selling antiques. He was survived by his brother Richard Staples of McGregor, IA and family; his sons Robert (Donna) Staples of McGregor, IA, Steve Staples of Denver, Colorado, his daughter Mary Staples of Longmont, Colorado; his granddaughter Dana Roberts of Van Buren, MO; his three step-granddaughters Prema, Tasha, and Sabrina Friedlein, all of McGregor, IA; and his great-step-grandson Stanley Friedlein of McGregor, IA. He was preceded in death by both his wives and his sister Helen Beving of Eloy, Arizona.
Virgil, 91 of 306 Watson ST, Garnavillo, IA died Wednesday August 11, 2010 Finley Hospital, Summit Center Dubuque, IA Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday at the United Church of Christ, McGregor, IA with Rev. William Gentry officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 P.M., Sunday at the Thornburg-DeVries Funeral Home, McGregor. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McGregor where military rites will be accorded by the McGregor American Legion. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thornburg-devries.com He was born November 11, 1918 in Auburn, IA son of Howard W. Staples and Alvina (Borcherding) Staples. He received his education from rural Iowa schools graduating from The American Instituted of Commerce as a member of the Phi Theta Pi International Commerce fraternity. Virgil was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving from 1942 to 1945 in the 5th Air Force 80th svc group in WWII as a technical sergeant. He married Donna Paden on June 25th, 1950 at the Methodist Church in Sumner, IA. Virgil and Donna made their home in McGregor where he worked with his father and later he ran the H.W. Staples and Son Plumbing & Heating in McGregor from 1950 to 1982. Together they had three children, two boys and one girl. Shortly after retiring he married Marge Musser on February 26, 1983 in Des Moines, IA where they lived for 22 years. He was a member of the American Legion, where he served a term as adjutant; Kiwanis club, where he served a term as president; Masonic Lodge where he served terms in offices including Master of the Lodge; and First Congregational Church where he served on various boards. He also served seven years on the Clayton County Board of Education and eight years on the N.E. Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He loved the outdoors, hunting, and fishing and was an avid gardener. He also spent many years collecting buying and selling antiques. He was survived by his brother Richard Staples of McGregor, IA and family; his sons Robert (Donna) Staples of McGregor, IA, Steve Staples of Denver, Colorado, his daughter Mary Staples of Longmont, Colorado; his granddaughter Dana Roberts of Van Buren, MO; his three step-granddaughters Prema, Tasha, and Sabrina Friedlein, all of McGregor, IA; and his great-step-grandson Stanley Friedlein of McGregor, IA. He was preceded in death by both his wives and his sister Helen Beving of Eloy, Arizona.
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