Vickie Cline

Vickie Jean Cline, 73, formerly of Bloomfield, Iowa, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on December 15, 2025 surrounded by loved ones at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. Vickie was born August 24, 1952 to Mary E and Virgil Kile Hering in Washington, Iowa, the youngest of the three siblings. The family soon relocated to Bloomfield where she grew up and graduated with the Davis County High School class of 1970. She then started her college education at Central College in Pella, later transferring to the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education degree. After graduation, Vickie began work in the telecommunications industry where she would work for nearly 30 years. In 1982, Vickie moved to Ankeny, Iowa with her son, Michael. She worked for the Bell Corporation in Des Moines before moving to Bloomfield and starting work at Citizen’s Mutual Telephone Company, where she held many different job titles, ending her tenure as the Plant Clerk taking trouble reports and sending the guys working outside the office to attend to these trouble calls. On December 27, 1992, she was joined in marriage to Dave Cline and helped to manage the Maid-Rite business that he had opened prior to their marriage. She remained by his side until his death on January 25, 2004. Vickie lived with passion. She lived with love and was a fiercely loyal friend to all. She found solace in playing music both for leisure and for the church for many years. Of note, Vickie graduated high school as first chair Alto Saxophone and was the recipient of the John Philip Sousa Band award given to one outstanding Senior band student. She was a lifelong music lover, a trait she passed on to her son who also shares the same love and appreciation for music that she did. Vickie loved the Lord with all her heart and didn’t hesitate to share of His love both through Bible studies and the way she lived her life. She was a selfless giver of her time and wouldn’t hesitate to help where she could which was mainly in the kitchen. If you know, you know. She could throw together a meal from literally nothing and have enough left over to send to all the neighbors. She could never cook for a small group. Her final job was as an activities coordinator at the VISTO food pantry in Gainesville, Texas where she served to educate clients on various life tasks and skills necessary for them to make a better life for themselves. This position was held for several years and in March of 2025, she decided to fully retire. Vickie lived with a servant’s heart and was always seeking out ways to help others even if it meant sacrificing her own wants and needs so that someone could have a better day or life. She will be remembered not only for her cooking but the way she loved so fully and completely. The world is definitely a darker place without her light shining in it. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dave; parents, Mary Penrod and Virgil Hering; step-father, Rex Penrod; step-mother, Jane Hering; sister, Connie (Dan) Kay Kinsinger; daughter-in-law, Amber Lindsey-Cline; nephew, Brian Kinsinger; and brother-in-law, Lt. Col. Ret Daniel Kinsinger. Left to honor her legacy are her son, Michael and his wife, Andrea Cline of Gainesville, Texas; grandsons, Brenden Stevens of Edmond, Oklahoma, Keegan Stevens of Gainesville, Texas; grand dogs, Addison Grace Cline, Oliver Ryan Cline both of Gainesville, Texas; her beloved cat, Cali; brother, Max (Rita) Hering of Altoona, Iowa; nephew, Jacob (Sarah) Hering of Cedar Falls, Iowa; niece, Sarah (Angel) Flora of Indianapolis, Indiana; and many close friends who were more like a family to her than a friend. Her wish was to be cremated. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 26, 2025 at the Wagler Funeral Home in Bloomfield, Iowa with Pastor Thom Bryant officiating. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Friday with the family present to greet friends from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Interment of the cremains will follow at the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to the VISTO food panty in Gainesville, Texas.

Vickie Cline

August 24, 1952 - December 15, 2025