Francis A. Vondrak

Arley Vondrak, 64, of Galva died Saturday, June 11, 2005 at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2005 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Holstein, Iowa.  Burial will be at Galva Township East Cemetery at Galva, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller, Iowa.

Visitation will be from 3:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2005 at Our Lady of Good Counsel church in Holstein, where the family will be present from 6:00-8:00 pm.  A prayer vigil will be held at 7:00 pm.    

   

Arley was born February 21, 1941 to Francis and Marguerite (Lamoureux) Vondrak in Sioux City, Iowa.

 He lived his youth in the Hinton, Iowa area.  He was educated at St. Michael’s in Leeds and graduated from Heelen High School in Sioux City, Iowa in 1959.  He then went on to attend college at Iowa State and Creighton University of Omaha.

He married Judi Speer on June 1, 1963 in Sioux City, Iowa.  

He worked for Wohl Shoe Company, a division of Brown Shoe Corp.  He lived in several states through his 26 years with Brown.  He later returned to Iowa and worked as a food broker for Cookies Food Products of Wall Lake, Iowa and Hockenburg –Newburg, Des Moines, Iowa.  Later he worked for Rod’s Fertilizer & Sales before retiring in 2003.  Upon retirement he still drove semi-truck and helped everyone who needed help. 

The love of Arley’s family was foremost in his life.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, playing cards, visiting with people, telling a good joke or story that made everyone laugh, spending time with his family and especially with his nieces and nephews. He enjoyed visiting with people and helping anyone who needed help.

He is survived by his wife Judi; his parents; two brothers, Darrell and Sue of Leon, Iowa, and Lynn of Sioux City; one sister, Jody and Greg Siedelmann of Omaha, Nebraska; sister-in-law Iveta (Vondrak) Kerber; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Marllys and Rod Brosamle of Galva; several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews; and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Ron and Larry; both grandparents; sister-in-law Jane Vondrak; and Les and Loretta Speer, his mother- and father-in-law.