Delores L. (Ellis) Stivers, 86

Delores Lorraine Stivers, 86 of Corona, Calif., formerly of Glenwood  and Mesa, Ariz., died on May 2, 2015 in Corona, Calif. Visitation is Saturday, July 25, from 9 - 10 a.m., at Peterson Mortuary in Glenwood, with a funeral service following at 10 a.m.
    

She was born Dec. 7, 1928, near Persia, Iowa, to Lloyd and Mary (Howard) Ellis.
    Dee attended grade school in Atchison, Kan., and Iowa. She graduated from Glenwood High School in 1946. Later that year, on her 17th birthday, she received the State of Iowa Limited Special War Emergency Normal Training Certificate. She started teaching in the Walnut Grove School near Tabor, Iowa. Dee graduated from the University of Nebraska in Omaha on Aug. 16, 1975, with her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education.
    Dee was united in marriage to William “Bill” Stivers on March 16, 1947. To this union of 66 years, two children were born, Judy and Ronald.
    Delores taught in Mills County rural schools for eight years before teaching in Glenwood Public Schools for a total of 31 years. She retired in 1986.
    Bill and Dee were snowbirds in Arizona for 14 years before building a new home in 1999 and moving to Mesa, Ariz. They were avid travelers most of their later years,  visiting nearly every state in the union plus Scotland, England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Canada and took three different cruises to Mexico.
    Dee enjoyed reading, playing cards, entertaining, golfing and having fun with both new and old friends. She was treasurer of the Legion Auxiliary in Glenwood and a member for 57 years. She was a member and president of the Business and Professional Women. She was chairman of the Christian Church youth group & chaired on many committees in the Glenwood School District. She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed camping and traveling with them.
    Preceding Delores in passing were her parents, husband, siblings, Velma Wright, Marcelyn White, Rosemary Jerkovich and Marion Ellis, son-in-law, Richard Martin; Survivors include children, Judy Martin of Plattsmouth, Neb., Ron (Rita) Stivers of Corona, Calif.; six grandchildren and spouses; 12 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Bessie Galloway and Barbara Johnston of Council Bluffs, Iowa; numerous nieces, nephews, extended relatives and many friends.
    Interment will be held in the Glenwood Cemetery.
    Memorials may be made to the Mary Jane Miller Fund or Glenwood Public Library.