Viola Juhler

Viola Ruth Juhler, 89, of Winterset, Iowa, formerly of Atlantic, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2011, at the Winterset Care Center South in Winterset, Iowa.

Viola was born May 8, 1921, in Wiota, Iowa, the daughter of Bernhard and Clara (Nagel) Eilts. She graduated from Atlantic High School with the class of 1939. Following her graduation, Viola taught in rural schools for two years. She was united in marriage to Harry F. Hansen on March 9, 1941. They farmed in Cass and Marshall Counties. On December 7, 1962, she was united in marriage to Harold A. Juhler in Fallon, Nevada, where they lived for ten years before moving to the Aleutian Islands, Adak, Alaska. They retired to Atlantic in 1979. Viola was an income tax consultant before retiring.

Viola is survived by her children, Roger (Marilyn) Hansen of Winterset, IA, Keith (Melody) Hansen of Laurinburg, NC, Janet R. (Dean) Grauvogel of Reno, NV, Carmen Hansen of Carlisle, IA; daughter-in-law, Joan Hansen of Superior, WI; 9 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.


She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold A. Juhler; her son, Robert D. Hansen in 1988; her parents; her sisters, Amelia Hansen in 1997 and Eilene Eilts in 1951; and her brother, Berhard Eilts Jr., age 6, in 1925.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. at Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic, Iowa, with visitation from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m., prior to the funeral. Burial will be in the Atlantic Cemetery.

A luncheon will be held at Hockenberry Family care Funeral Home following the committal service.

Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa, is in charge of the arrangements.