Alline V. Wahl

Mrs. Alline V. Wahl, age 103, Clark, the widow of V. Austin Wahl, died in the Beverly Health Care Center at Clark on Sunday evening, September 11, 2005. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2005 at 11:00 AM at the United Methodist Church in Clark. Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Clark. The Reverened Warren Rhodes will officiate. Casketbearers will be Craig Wahl, Tyler Wahl, Curtis Wahl, Michael Olson, Blake Hough, Mike Bowers, Patrick Bowers, Charles Diehl & Matthew Hauschild. The soloist will be Robin Brown with Dorothy Fuller as organist. Visitation will be held 2 hours prior to services at the Church on Saturday morning. She was born on September 5, 1902 at Naperville, Illinois, the daughter of Henry and Laura (Hartman) Raymer. She moved with her family to Brookings County, SD in the early 1900s where she attended country school. In the late teens her family moved to a farm in Fordham Township, southwest of Clark. On February 7, 1924 she was united in marriage to Vernon Austin Wahl. The couple lived and worked on a farm in Clark County for a short time before moving to Ashton in Spink County and working there. In 1926 they moved to Thorp Township in Clark County later to Maydell Township and then in 1941 to the farm in Woodland Township, northwest of Clark. Mr. Wahl died on February 8, 1971. She had continued to live in her own home, even past the age of 100, on the farm until moving to the Beverly Healthcare Center at Clark in January of 2003. She was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church at Clark, the Clark Senior Citizens, a Craft Club and the Clark County Historical Society where she enjoyed participating in many Heritage Day celebrations. Some of her hobbies included reading, gardening, raising flowers, especially gladiolus. She would share her beautiful flowers during worship services at the Church during the summertime. Second to none though was her love of small children, especially the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Grateful for having shared in her life are her children, Marilyn Kuhlman and husband Robert of Riverside, CA., Bryce Wahl of Owatonna, MN and Lowell Wahl and wife Norma of Clark; 9 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren; and a brother, Howard Raymer and wife Verna of West Salem, WI. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, a grandson, John Kuhlman, a daughter-in-law Jean Marie Wahl, son-in-law George Keenan, 3 brothers, Art, John and Robert and 2 sisters, Gertrude and Loretta. The Furness Funeral Home of Clark is serving the family. Email condolences to www.furnessfuneralhome.com