Funeral Service FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2005, 2:00 PM
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MANNING, IOWA
REVEREND MARSHALL BROWN, OFFICIATING

Music "MY JESUS, AS THOU WILT" FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHANCEL CHOIR
"IMMORTAL LOVE, FOREVER FULL" "O LOVE THAT WILT NOT LET ME Go" CONGREGATION
"THE LORD'S PRAYER" HELEN OHDE, VOCALIST
CONNIE SIEPKER, ORGANIST

Interment MANNING CEMETERY, MANNING, IOWA

Casketbearers LARRY RIX, RICHARD RIX, STEVE DAIKER, JOHN DETLEFSEN, TOM ULRICKSON, BOB WYCOFF, JIM HALE

Honorary Casketbearers MAX DETLEFSEN, WAYNE CURLILE, HARVEY DALES, JUDY BOERSMA, SUSAN ULRICKSON, DUANE MONSON

The family wishes to express their appreciation for your kindness evidenced in thought, word, and deed and invites you to join them for lunch at church following the service.

Visitation THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2005, AFTER 3:00 PM
EASTERN STAR SERVICE 7:00 PM
OHDE FUNERAL HOME, MANNING, IOWA

Arrangements by Ohde Funeral Home

Ila Dorothy, daughter of Claus J. and Clara J. (Ewoldt) Claussen, was born May 5, 1909, in Manning, Iowa. She attended school in Manning and graduated from Manning High School in 1926. Ila then went to Frances Shimer School for Girls in Mt. Carroll, IL for one year before earning her Liberal Arts Degree with majors in English and Drama from Drake University in 1931. While at Drake she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority and served as president. Following her graduation from Drake Ila taught one year at Dunkerton High School.

On October 14, 1932, Ila was united in marriage with Arthur Julius Rix at the First Presbyterian Church in Manning. They made their home in Manning and were the parents of two daughters. In 1954 Ila started teaching in the Manning Public Schools. She taught 7th, 8th and 9th grade language arts until 1972 when she retired.

Ila was active in the First Presbyterian Church in Manning. She was involved at the local and state level in Order of the Eastern Star and was also active in Federated Women's Club, serving as Carroll County Chair. In addition, she was a charter member of Chapter IS of the PEO Sisterhood. Though Ila was a teacher and active in the community, she considered herself a homemaker throughout her life.

In December of 2002, Ila became a resident of the Manning Plaza Nursing Home and Art joined her there in 2003. Ila died at the Manning Plaza on Sunday, August 14, 2005, at the age of 96 years, 3 months and 9 days.

Preceding Ila in death were her parents, one sister Alvera Miller and two brothers Glen Claussen and Gene Claussen.

She is survived by her husband Art Rix of Manning; two daughters Diane (Edwin) Weitz of Omaha, NE and Karen (Errol) Snyder of Wheat Ridge, CO; four grandchildren: Libby (Ricky) Snipes; E. Carter Weitz II (Tami); Kristin Nelson and Marc Nelson and wife Jennifer Shuttleton; three step-grandchildren: Gina (Matt) Kohler; Shelly (Romeo) Lopez; Randall Snyder (Eva); 5 great-grandsons; 12 step-greatgrandchildren; sister-in-law Marmee Claussen of Iowa City; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

When God calls home the dear ones
whom we love
To dwell with Him in perfect peace above,
"We cannot feel that He has loosed
the tie that binds
Our human hearts on earth, so we
find comfort in the thought they may be
Our guardian angels, keeping watch over us.
We still are theirs, and they are ours,
Even though they dwell in heaven
and we on earth below.