Flora Gettle Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Flora was born February 1, 1921, in Nashua, Iowa, the daughter of Archie H. and Bertha M. (Bartlett) Crandall. She graduated from Waterloo East High School in December of 1938. On September 17, 1938, she was united in marriage to Rev. Lloyd L. Holm in Nashua. He died June 7, 1982. She then married Herbert A. Gettle November 16, 1985 in Cedar Falls. She was secretary in the English Dept. at Iowa State Teachers College (UNI), then in the principal's office at Northern University High School, then at Viking Pump, then Lattas School Supplies, and finally managed Horizon Towers, all in Cedar Falls, before moving to Elberon with Herb. Flora is survived by her husband, Herb of Elberon; three sons, Larry L. (Jane) Holm of Newport Beach, CA, Ronald L. (Carolyn) Holm of Ft. Collins, CO and Rev David J. (Laurie) Holm of Cedar Falls; nineteen grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; sister, Marian Jean Behrens of Iowa Falls; two step daughters, Linda (Vern) Damm of Stewart, MN and Jeanne (Jon) Larson of Westby, WI and three step sons, Doug (Christy) Gettle of Virginia, MN, Richard (Linda) Gettle of Elberon and Randy (Victoria) Gettle of Mankato, MN. Flora died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, Edwin, A. Burton, Howard and Richard Crandall and sister, Margaret Larrabee.