Wanette Movall Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Wanette Movall, age 92, of Alta, Iowa died on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta. To watch the recording of the service, please visit Wanette's tribute wall. Burial will be in the Scandinavian Cemetery in Alta. Visitation will take place on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in ALTA. Masks and social distancing are required. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements. Wanette Jean (Miller) Movall was born on October 29, 1928 to Peter and Mae (Booth) Miller at Cherokee, Iowa. Her early childhood was spent in the Meriden, Iowa area. Her family moved to Marathon, Iowa when she was a freshman in high school. She went on to earn her high school diploma in 1946. While in school, Wanette was active in school activities such as band, speech, and school plays. After graduation, she attended business school in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Wanette worked for a time before her marriage to Clarence Movall on January 11, 1948. She was the mother of five sons and one daughter: Charles, Steven, Stanley, Larry, Garry, and Carolyn. Clarence and Wanette were married for over 59 years. Wanette was active in many areas of the community. She was a stay-at-home mom until her family was grown as well as helping with farm work and raising several hundred chickens each year. Wanette was a District Farm Bureau Women’s Chairman, on the State Farm Bureau Women’s Board for ten years, Buena Vista County Fair Board Secretary for ten years, and secretary of Trinity Lutheran Church for twelve years. She also worked at Kmart in Cherokee for eleven years. Wanette served on the election board for 40 years, both in Brooke Township, when she was on the farm, and in Alta-Nokomis-Elk Township since moving to town in 1993. She was active in women’s work at Trinity Lutheran, holding the office of President of the Women’s Group three times, also secretary, as well as other committees in the church such as church council. In her free time, Wanette enjoyed taking numerous trips all over the U.S., attending the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade, and watching the Iowa Hawkeyes. Her hobbies also included golfing, bowling, playing cards, doing puzzles, knitting, reading, and gardening. Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Charles Movall of Alta, Iowa; Steven Movall of Linn Grove, Iowa; Larry (Leah) Movall of Pomeroy, Iowa; Garry (Gladys) Movall of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; Carolyn Young of Fort Dodge, Iowa; brother, Eldon Miller of Afton, Iowa; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Nila Miller, and Barb Movall both of Storm Lake, Iowa; extended family and friends. Wanette was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Movall; parents, Peter and Mae Miller; son, Stanley Movall; granddaughter, Mikayla Valentine; brother, Rodney Miller; brothers and sisters-in-law: Mildred (Alvin) Peterson; Frank (Lois) Movall; Dorothy (Herb) Anderson; Verner (Arlene) Movall; Ruby (Everett) Danielson; Gladys (Donald) Heineke; brother-in-law, Raymond Movall; sister-in-law, Norma Miller; daughter-in-law, Connie Movall; and her parents-in-law, Edvard and Justina Movall.

Wanette Movall

October 29, 1928 - March 9, 2021