Aurlette Eloise Driver

Aurlette Driver, age 85, of Linn Grove, Iowa, went into the arms of Jesus, Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake with family at her side. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Riverside Evangelical Free Church in Linn Grove, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove. Visitation will be Friday, December 18, 2015 from 3-7:00 p.m. with the family present from 5-7:00 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements. Aurlette Eloise was born December 31, 1929, to Alfred and Effie Johnson in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Aurlette attended country schools. She graduated from Barnesville High School in 1947. She attended North Central Bible College in Minneapolis and graduated with a degree in Children’s Ministries. On July 1, 1951, Aurlette was united in marriage to Robert Driver in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Together, they were blessed with six children: Phil, Mike, Royce, Lowell, Susie and Chuck. Following their marriage, Aurlette and Bob resided in Pensacola, Florida while Bob served in the Navy. They moved to Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, after his military service and lived there for eight years. The family moved to Truesdale, Iowa for one year before moving to the Linn Grove area where they have made their home since. Aurlette was a stay at home mother with brief employment at Sioux Valley Community School and Sioux Care Center. She taught Sunday school and Bible school for many years at the Assembly of God Church in Truesdale, Iowa. Aurlette played piano for services and activities at the church. Aurlette continued her ministry with involvement in AWANA, Riverside Women’s Ministry, and neighborhood Bible study. Aurlette’s greatest love was her family. She had a special talent for making her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren “her favorite.” Aurlette also opened their home to many friends and neighbors making them each feel they were just as loved as her family. Those left to cherish her memory include children: Phillip (Cherri) Driver, Royce Driver, Susie (Mike) Popken, Chuck (Jone) Driver, daughter-in-law, Kim Thomas; grandchildren: Jesse Driver; Leah (Jim) Kain; Rachel (Greg) Haack; Krissy and Katie Driver; Eric (Christy) Driver; Erica (Jaime) DeLira; Jennifer, Jake (Jade), and Joe Popken; Bryan, Justin, and Jillian Driver; great grandchildren: Natalie, Brianna, and Zachary DeLira, and Landon Driver; many nieces, nephews and extended friends and family members. Aurlette was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert in March of 2014; sons, Michael and Lowell; and brother, Virgil Johnson. Aurlette’s strong faith in Christ was evident to all who knew her. Her gentle soul and kindness will be an example for years to come.

Aurlette Eloise Driver

December 31, 1929 - December 12, 2015