Thelma worked in the Lovilia school cafeteria and also operated a ceramics shop.  A couple of her favorite hobbies were cooking and sewing.  She was also a past member of the Eastern Star Lodge.

     Thelma is survived by one daughter, Ilene Pottorff; three grandchildren, Steve (Becky) Pottorff of Lovilia, Vicki (Jack) Frost of Bussey, and Sharon (Dan) Ryan of Knoxville, Iowa; nine great grandchildren, Mike Pottorff, Andrea Frank, Amanda (Jeremiah) Rebb, Bryce Pottorff, Travis (Jenny) Frost, Tiffany (Gabe) Gilbert, Alyssa Ryan, Courtney Ryan, and Kamryn Ryan; and four great-great grandchildren, Jalen Frost, Tristyn Frost, Brayden Gilbert, and Isabella Gilbert.

     Thelma was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one half brother, Harold Wester; and one son-in-law, Bud Pottorff.

     Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Gilbert Funeral Home, Lovilia Chapel with Rev. Jay Amundson officiating.  Burial will follow immediately in Lovilia Woodlawn Cemetery.

     Visitation will begin at 1:00 PM, Monday, June 8, 2009 at the Gilbert Funeral Home in Lovilia with the family present from 6-8 PM.

     For those desiring, memorials may be designated to the Lovilia United Methodist Church.  

     Gilbert Funeral Home, Lovilia Chapel is handling the arrangements.

     Condolences may be made at gilbertfuneralhome.net or mailed to Gilbert Funeral Home; P.O. Box. 605; Albia, Iowa 52531.