Death date: Jul 30, 2015
SLAGLE, Viola age 85 of Mableton passed away July 30, 2015. She was a member of St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Friendship Club, and St. John Vianney Women’s Guild where she was The Woman of the Year. She served as Eucharistic M Read Obituary
Saddened to lose you Aunt Vi, but know you are celebrating in heaven with all the other family members. Just know you are rejoicing in God's glory and love. We will miss you. RIP.
Greg, your mom must have been a wonderful special woman to raise such a Godly, tender hearted, faithful man of God as you are!
Beth's and my love and prayers are with you.
John Fichtner
On behalf of the Mary's Circle Group at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, of which Viola was a dedicated member; we wish to express our deepest condolences to Viola's family. We shall miss her very much and will remember her when we meet next to pray the Rosary. May Our Heavenly Father grant comfort and peace to all of Viola's family and dear friends.
My deepest sympathy to Greg, Gail, Steven and your families on the passing of your mom and grand-mother.
Aunt Vi has always had a special place in my heart after I spent one whole summer in Georgia with her, Uncle Chuck, and Greg. It was the summer between my second and third grades. I think it was 1958. Aunt Vi came to Iowa to get me when school was out and my family went to Georgia to take me back to Iowa right before school started in the fall. It was an experience that gave me many special memories and made a big impact on my life. We were living in a house trailer park before Aunt Vi and Uncle Chuck built their home. There was a playground in the middle of the park. I remember going barefoot and walking/running across the gravel to get to the park. I would carry Greg across the gravel too. He must have been a year or two old then. I remember mornings when Aunt Vi would not let me go out to play until I had written a note or letter to my parents – often with tears because I didn’t want to take time to write those letters! Aunt Vi took me shopping. I remember being in awe of the big stores and all the fabulous things in them - nothing like the small stores in Washington, Iowa. She bought me a blue jewelry box that I still treasure today. Crinoline petticoats were the big thing at that time. And did my sisters envy me when I got home with that! Aunt Vi would tell me that if my initials spelled a word, that I would be successful someday. So now I’m DAN, Dorothy Ann Neff. I have been known to tell my husband Mike that the reason I married him was so my initials would spell a word! And it was in Georgia that I discovered the style of early American maple furniture and decided I wanted to have it in my home someday.
For many years after that summer, Aunt Vi would always remember me on my birthday and send some special gift. My favorite was a ballerina doll with a set of clothes in a small suitcase. That’s the one doll I still have.
And a very special memory is when my mom, Martha, who is Vi’s sister, and I flew to Atlanta to surprise Vi and Chuck on their 50th Wedding Anniversary. I will always remember the surprised look on Aunt Vi’s face when they arrived at the hall and saw us there.
Yes, Aunt Vi, was a very special and wonderful person. I know she has to be smiling down on us now.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. And all the other Georgia relatives too. Take care.
Dorothy Hammen Neff
