Elaine Wheelock

April 13, 1931 - November 3, 2021

Elaine D. Wheelock, 90, of Boone, Iowa passed away at Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa on Wednesday, November 3, 2021. She had been a resident there since 2013. Elaine was born on April 13, 1931 in Boone, Iowa. She is the daughter of Earl Clark and Sylvia Kenney (Pederson). On May 31, 1957 she was united in marriage to Patrick Wheelock at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boone, Iowa. She attended Boone Schools until the eleventh grade. While working at the Evangelical Free Church Home for six months, she received her CNA Certificate. She then worked at Eastern Star Masonic Home for ten years, Woodward State Hospital for five years, Nurse Force of Iowa for seven years, and then retired from doing custodial work at the Iowa State University dorms for five years. Elaine was a member of Sacred Heart, and St. Jude’s. She also subscribed to the Daily Catholic Devotional. Her hobbies included having coffee and shopping with her sister Betty Williams, until she passed away. She always enjoyed collecting all sorts of knick knacks. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents Earl Clark and Sylvia Kenney (Pederson); husband, Patrick Wheelock; daughter, Cathy Connally; granddaughter, Heather Connally; grandson-in-law, John Pickens; one brother, Ron Clark; four sisters: Betty Williams, Lavonne Shephenson, Pam Bush, and Karen Goodenbaur; cousin, Delores Tedrow. She is survived by her son, John Wheelock of Boone, IA; granddaughter, Misty Pickens (Wheelock) of Boone, IA; great grandson, Quentin Pickens of Eldora, Iowa; great granddaughter, Jeanie Foster of Boone, Iowa; two great-great granddaughters: Rubie and Wynter Pickens of Fort Dodge, Iowa; grandson, Patrick (Korina) Connally of Odessa, Texas; great grandson, Matthew Connally of Odessa, Texas; along with four great granddaughters: Elona, Amaya-Mae, Raelin, and Caiomhe Connally all of Odessa, Texas; other relatives; and friends. Funeral Mass will be at 3:00 pm on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 915 12th Street, Boone, Iowa. Visitation with the family present to greet friends will be from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm on Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church prior to the funeral mass. Interment will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Boone, Iowa. Memorials are suggested to Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boone. Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online condolences may be left at www.schroederfuneral.com.