Wilma Emily (Balvin) Malina, 96, of Chelsea, Iowa, died on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Premier Estates, Toledo, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chelsea. Burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Chelsea.
Wilma was born on January 23, 1923, to Louis and Emma (Drahos) Balvin in Toledo, IA. She graduated from Toledo High School and attended Central Iowa Business College in Marshalltown.
Following school, Wilma worked for the YWCA until enlisting in the U.S. Army, August 15, 1944. She was a stenographer for the army until 1946, when she returned to Chelsea and worked for businesses in Marshalltown.
On June 6, 1951, she married James R. Malina at St. Joseph’s Church. Wilma was a stay-at-home mom raising their five children, as they grew older she worked part-time as a clerk for the Chelsea Post Office.
Wilma enjoyed reading club, gardening, flowers, and genealogy, volunteering with Tama County Genealogy. Wilma was surrounded by many friends throughout the community and the Chelsea community was blessed with her willingness to volunteer wherever needed.
Wilma was a devoted Catholic, never missing weekly mass. She was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the ACCW, Rosary Society and arranged funeral lunches for many years. She was also a member of Chelsea Library Board, and Chelsea American Legion.
She is survived by her children, Jeanne (Mark) Bornemann of Marion, Barbara Ann Malina of Cedar Rapids, Mike Malina of Lincoln, NE, Cecelia “Sid” (Robert) Jedlicka of Chelsea, and J. John Malina of Griswold; grandchildren, Nick, Darcy, Rob Jr., and Erin; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Ashlynn; siblings, Leonard (Florence) Balvin of Chelsea, and Evelyn Zmolek of Toledo; sister-in-law, Josephine Balvin of Cedar Rapids; and brother-in-law Stanley Malina of Tama.
Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James (1991); and brother, Allen Balvin.
Picture and obituary courtesy of Hrabak~Neuhaus Funeral Home, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Added by Mary Hammill Rund 28 April 2020
Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chelsea. Burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Chelsea.
Wilma was born on January 23, 1923, to Louis and Emma (Drahos) Balvin in Toledo, IA. She graduated from Toledo High School and attended Central Iowa Business College in Marshalltown.
Following school, Wilma worked for the YWCA until enlisting in the U.S. Army, August 15, 1944. She was a stenographer for the army until 1946, when she returned to Chelsea and worked for businesses in Marshalltown.
On June 6, 1951, she married James R. Malina at St. Joseph’s Church. Wilma was a stay-at-home mom raising their five children, as they grew older she worked part-time as a clerk for the Chelsea Post Office.
Wilma enjoyed reading club, gardening, flowers, and genealogy, volunteering with Tama County Genealogy. Wilma was surrounded by many friends throughout the community and the Chelsea community was blessed with her willingness to volunteer wherever needed.
Wilma was a devoted Catholic, never missing weekly mass. She was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the ACCW, Rosary Society and arranged funeral lunches for many years. She was also a member of Chelsea Library Board, and Chelsea American Legion.
She is survived by her children, Jeanne (Mark) Bornemann of Marion, Barbara Ann Malina of Cedar Rapids, Mike Malina of Lincoln, NE, Cecelia “Sid” (Robert) Jedlicka of Chelsea, and J. John Malina of Griswold; grandchildren, Nick, Darcy, Rob Jr., and Erin; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Ashlynn; siblings, Leonard (Florence) Balvin of Chelsea, and Evelyn Zmolek of Toledo; sister-in-law, Josephine Balvin of Cedar Rapids; and brother-in-law Stanley Malina of Tama.
Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James (1991); and brother, Allen Balvin.
Picture and obituary courtesy of Hrabak~Neuhaus Funeral Home, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Added by Mary Hammill Rund 28 April 2020
Wilma Emily (Balvin) Malina, 96, of Chelsea, Iowa, died on Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Premier Estates, Toledo, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chelsea. Burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Chelsea.
Wilma was born on January 23, 1923, to Louis and Emma (Drahos) Balvin in Toledo, IA. She graduated from Toledo High School and attended Central Iowa Business College in Marshalltown.
Following school, Wilma worked for the YWCA until enlisting in the U.S. Army, August 15, 1944. She was a stenographer for the army until 1946, when she returned to Chelsea and worked for businesses in Marshalltown.
On June 6, 1951, she married James R. Malina at St. Joseph’s Church. Wilma was a stay-at-home mom raising their five children, as they grew older she worked part-time as a clerk for the Chelsea Post Office.
Wilma enjoyed reading club, gardening, flowers, and genealogy, volunteering with Tama County Genealogy. Wilma was surrounded by many friends throughout the community and the Chelsea community was blessed with her willingness to volunteer wherever needed.
Wilma was a devoted Catholic, never missing weekly mass. She was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the ACCW, Rosary Society and arranged funeral lunches for many years. She was also a member of Chelsea Library Board, and Chelsea American Legion.
She is survived by her children, Jeanne (Mark) Bornemann of Marion, Barbara Ann Malina of Cedar Rapids, Mike Malina of Lincoln, NE, Cecelia “Sid” (Robert) Jedlicka of Chelsea, and J. John Malina of Griswold; grandchildren, Nick, Darcy, Rob Jr., and Erin; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Ashlynn; siblings, Leonard (Florence) Balvin of Chelsea, and Evelyn Zmolek of Toledo; sister-in-law, Josephine Balvin of Cedar Rapids; and brother-in-law Stanley Malina of Tama.
Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James (1991); and brother, Allen Balvin.
Picture and obituary courtesy of Hrabak~Neuhaus Funeral Home, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Added by Mary Hammill Rund 28 April 2020
Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Chelsea. Burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Chelsea.
Wilma was born on January 23, 1923, to Louis and Emma (Drahos) Balvin in Toledo, IA. She graduated from Toledo High School and attended Central Iowa Business College in Marshalltown.
Following school, Wilma worked for the YWCA until enlisting in the U.S. Army, August 15, 1944. She was a stenographer for the army until 1946, when she returned to Chelsea and worked for businesses in Marshalltown.
On June 6, 1951, she married James R. Malina at St. Joseph’s Church. Wilma was a stay-at-home mom raising their five children, as they grew older she worked part-time as a clerk for the Chelsea Post Office.
Wilma enjoyed reading club, gardening, flowers, and genealogy, volunteering with Tama County Genealogy. Wilma was surrounded by many friends throughout the community and the Chelsea community was blessed with her willingness to volunteer wherever needed.
Wilma was a devoted Catholic, never missing weekly mass. She was an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the ACCW, Rosary Society and arranged funeral lunches for many years. She was also a member of Chelsea Library Board, and Chelsea American Legion.
She is survived by her children, Jeanne (Mark) Bornemann of Marion, Barbara Ann Malina of Cedar Rapids, Mike Malina of Lincoln, NE, Cecelia “Sid” (Robert) Jedlicka of Chelsea, and J. John Malina of Griswold; grandchildren, Nick, Darcy, Rob Jr., and Erin; great-grandchildren, Matthew and Ashlynn; siblings, Leonard (Florence) Balvin of Chelsea, and Evelyn Zmolek of Toledo; sister-in-law, Josephine Balvin of Cedar Rapids; and brother-in-law Stanley Malina of Tama.
Wilma was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James (1991); and brother, Allen Balvin.
Picture and obituary courtesy of Hrabak~Neuhaus Funeral Home, Belle Plaine, Iowa
Added by Mary Hammill Rund 28 April 2020
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