HOMER STUFFLEBEAM

BLOOMFIELD. HOMER STUFFLEBEAM, age 84 of Iowa City, Iowa and former Bloomfield resident died June 7, 2005 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. He was born June 29, 1920 in Bunch, Iowa to Walter and Sylvia Bean Stufflebeam. He married Blanche Dearborn December 31, 1947 in Bloomfield, Iowa. He lived most of his life in Bloomfield, until moving to Iowa City in 1999. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He worked at the Gambles Store in Bloomfield for 14 years. He later worked as a mail carrier, retiring in 1982. He was a member of the Bloomfield Christian Church, holding the offices of deacon and elder for several years. He was also a member of Reed Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion in Bloomfield, the Retired Letter Carriers and the National Multiple Sclerosis Association. He helped organize and was the first president of the Oskaloosa Area Ostomy Association and was a member of the Iowa City Ostomy Association.

He is survived by his wife Blanche Stufflebeam of Iowa City, Iowa; a son Dennis Stufflebeam of Waverly, Iowa and 2 sisters Josie More and Ida Piper both of Drakesville, Iowa.

He is preceded in death by his parents; 4 sisters Gail and Beulah Stufflebeam, Nellie Rose and Eunice Knight and a brother Dale Stufflebeam.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 AM Friday June 10, 2005 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield with Rev. James Wakelin officiating. Burial with graveside military rites by Reed Whisler Post #78 of the American Legion in Bloomfield will be in the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield. Visitation will begin at 9:00 AM Thursday with the family present from 5:00-7:00 PM. Memorials have been established to the Bloomfield Christian Church and the Iowa City Ostomy Association.