Alice "Tootie" Shuler

Alice "Tootie" Shuler, 76, of Kellogg died May 20, 2017, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 25th, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. John Epperson, Grinnell Regional Hospice Chaplain, officiating. Pallbearers will be Dan Beals, Mason Shuler, Camiel Landuyt, Levi and Garrett Cordes and Johnny Shultz. Honorary bearers will be Hailee Beals, Marcia and Doug Landuyt, Ashlan, Sandy and Coby Cordes, Christine Williams, Dee Dee Moore and Mary Ann Grife. Burial will be in Prairie View Cemetery in Gilman. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the family present from 5:00 to 7:00 Wednesday evening. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Research Fund at the University of Iowa. Alice was born October 28, 1940, in Grinnell, the daughter of Ed and Minnie Bell Green. She was raised in Grinnell and received her education in the Grinnell School District. On June 12, 1957, she was united in marriage with Richard John Shuler at the Gilman Community Church. A union of nearly 60 years! The couple lived in Monmouth, Illinois and Grinnell. They farmed in the Tama and Gilman area prior to settling at their current farm near Kellogg. Alice was an audiologist for the Area Education Agency #6 and had tested hearing for children in school districts in five counties in central Iowa for 30 years. She was well loved by all the school teachers she worked with. She later was employed as a tax preparer for H&R Block in Newton and at Meskwaki Casino Hotel in Tama as a VIP representative. Alice enjoyed her life on the farm, working with horses and trail riding. She was an avid reader, loved dancing and enjoyed camping. She also enjoyed playing board games, cards and bingo. Alice was very active throughout her life, and some of her activities included volunteering with the Booster Club and 4-H, playing on bowling leagues and teaching children how to swim. She was an avid New York Yankees and Mickey Mantle fan and followed the Iowa Hawkeyes. Most importantly, was her love and devotion for her family, she was their rock! She is survived by her husband, Richard of Kellogg; two children, Michelle (Doug) Beals of Marshalltown and Mark Shuler of Kissimmee, Florida; three grandchildren, Dan Beals, Hailee Beals and Mason Shuler; one brother, John Green of Grinnell; and one sister, Beverly Moyer of Grinnell. She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Michael Shuler in 2015; and two siblings, Wayne Green and Maxine Jones.