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Nona M. Carney, 87, West Branch
Obituaries · October 24, 2007



Nona M. (Wildman) Carney, 87, formerly of Iowa City, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at the Crestview Care and Rehab Center in West Branch.

Services were Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. Visitation was on Thursday at the funeral home. Burial was in Memory Gardens in Iowa City. A memorial fund has been established.

Nona was born May 25, 1920, in Johnson County to William (Bill) and Minnie Hildebrand Wildman. Nona married Willard A. Carney Sr. on March 9, 1935, in Iowa City. Nona worked at Kelly Cleaners and then for 25 years at Hy-Vee, starting with the Hy-Vee on Kirkwood Ave, where she worked in the bakery.

Nona is survived by her daughters: Dinah Cassabaum (Larry) of West Branch, Delores Wellman (David) of West Liberty, Susan Rockafellow (Roger) of Colorado Springs; and sons: Wayne Carney (Doris) of West Branch and Bill Carney (Benita) of Iowa City; and a sister, Vivian Akers (Pat) of Iowa City. Nona had nine children, 19 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Willard Sr.; a daughter, Bonnie; three sons, Willard Jr., Walter and Leonard; a brother, Ernie Wildman; and a sister, Mildred Madden.