Lauree Deal

July 28, 1932 - May 24, 2020

Lauree Deal Date of Death: May 24, 2020 Private graveside services for Lauree Deal, 87, of Bagley, Iowa, will be held on May 29, 2020 at Dodge Township Cemetery, Bagley, Iowa. Friends may view the graveside service on Facebook Live on the Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home Facebook Page (link provided at the bottom of the page) starting at 10am Friday, May 29, 2020. Obituary Lauree Widick Deal E. Lauree Widick Deal, age 87, long-time resident of rural Bagley, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa, with her girls by her side. Lauree was born July 28, 1932 to Clifford and Ione Widick of rural Stratford, Iowa. Lauree was raised on a farm and attended country school until high school. As a young girl, she was a horsewoman and an excellent seamstress. She worked in the family restaurant, graduating from Lehigh High School. She began college at Iowa State Teachers’ College at the age of 17. There, she met the love of her life, Robert ‘Bobby’ Deal. Within three weeks they were engaged and in three months, married at the United Methodist Church in Lehigh, Iowa. She finished an Associate Degree, taught one semester in Rippey, Iowa and then joined her husband in Baltimore where he served in the United States Army during the Korean War. They moved to San Antonio, Texas when he was assigned to the Counter Intelligence Corps. It was there that their first daughter, Kathleen Marie was born. Upon discharge from the service, they returned to Iowa to the Deal family farm, where Bob was born and raised. Their family grew with the birth of Donna Lee and Carol Ann. Bob coached and taught in Linden, Bagley, and Bayard and they farmed. Following obtaining his Master’s Degree, he served as Elementary Principal in Coon Rapids. Lauree taught fourth grade in Guthrie Center School. She commuted to Drake University to complete her Bachelor’s Degree and went right on to earn her Master’s Degree in Education. Lauree owned and operated a fabric store, Lauree’s Fabrics, in Bagley. She became a Mary Kay Sales Director at the age of 76, achieving many honors. She was a member of Greenbrier United Methodist Church and a variety of women’s service organizations. She was preceded in death, by her husband in 1985, her parents, and her siblings Pearl Mae Widick Lauver, Donnie Widick, and Audrey Widick Schmoker. She is survived by daughter Kathleen Deal, (Mark Hauge) of Bagley and Stanhope, daughter Donna Deardorff (Kevin) of Ames, and daughter Carol Eilers (Dave) of Grimes; five grandchildren: Lucas (Amber) Deardorff, Betsy (Nick) Crist, Devin (Shanna) Eilers, Karen Lauree Eilers, Chelsea Eilers and great grandchildren Elaina, Natalya, and Elijah Deardorff, and Henry and Elizabeth Crist. She is survived by beloved nieces and nephews and many dear friends. For the health and safety of all, services at Dodge Township Cemetery will be limited to immediate family, Friday, May 29, 2020. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, Iowa; A virtual service may be viewed on Facebook Live on the Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home Facebook Page at 10am on Friday, May 29, 2020. The Facebook Page can be reached at: https://www.facebook.com/SliningerSchroederFuneralHome/ Please "Like" us. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson Continuous Service Since 1919