PELLA, Iowa — Lydia M. Fuller, 96,
passed away on Sunday (July 25, 2010) at the Regional Health Care
Center in Pella, Iowa. Lydia was born on Sept. 20, 1913, on her
parents' farm in rural Elbing, to Samuel and Anna (Dyck) Fiedler.
Lydia's parents were born in Germany and settled on the farm in rural
Elbing where Lydia grew up. She loved to help her dad with the farm
work. Lydia's best friend on the farm was her dog, Pal. She later
moved to Newton with her parents, and after graduating from Newton
High School, she attended Fort Wayne Bible Institute in Indiana for a
few years. On Sept. 5, 1947, she married Earl Fuller at her parents'
home in Newton. Lydia was a homemaker and loving wife and mother. She
is survived by her sons, David Fuller and wife Jeanie of Hesston, and
Earl Fuller Jr. and wife Selena of Russellville, Mo.; daughters, Ann
Parker of Carl Junction, Mo., and Lovella Miller and husband Marvin
of New Sharon, Iowa; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; five
step-grandchildren; and 14 step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by an infant daughter, Faith Evangeline; a granddaughter,
Katie Parker; her husband; parents; brothers, Richard, Ernest, Bill,
Max, and Emil; her sisters, Sarah Fiedler and Martha Fiedler; and her
son-in-law, Bob Parker.
Visitation will be from 3 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, with family present to greet friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at
Petersen Funeral Home in Newton. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at First Missionary Church in Newton, with the Rev. Dr. Dan
Quinlin officiating. Burial will be at First Missionary Cemetery in
rural Elbing. Memorial donations may be made to First Missionary
Church in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
