Shirley L Via

Shirley L Via obituary, Algona, IA

Shirley L Via

Shirley Via Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Lentz Funeral Home - Humboldt on Nov. 16, 2025.

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hirley Via, 96 of Bode, passed away Friday, November 14, 2025, at the Humboldt Country Memorial Hospital in Humboldt. Funeral services for Shirley will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at 11:45 AM at Lentz Funeral Home in Humboldt with Rev. Joyce Schmidt officiating. Visitation will start at 10:45 AM and be held until the time of the service. Interment will take place at Hardin Township Cemetery in Stratford. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Humboldt. Online condolences may be left at www.lentzfuneralhome.com.
Shirley Leona Osborn Via was born September 11, 1929, to William and Magalena (Kutchera) Osborn in Stratford, Iowa. She has raised three sons: LeRoy, Donald (Kathy) and Howard Sundine and two daughters: Joann Sundine and Patty (Mark) McCullah. On June 28, 2003, Shirley was united in marriage to Jim Via at the park in Rolfe, Iowa. The couple made their home in Bode, Iowa. Shirley enjoyed sewing, gardening and canning.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband: Jim of Bode; sons: LeRoy "Butch" Sundine of Rolfe, Donald (Kathy) Sundine of Fort Dodge and Howard Sundine of Newell; daughter: Patty (Mark) McCullah of Laurens; twelve grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren. Shirley is preceded in death by parents; eight half-brothers; four half-sisters; daughter: Joann Sundine and granddaughter: Chelsea Bair.
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