Willie Schrock

Kalona- Willie D. Schrock was born July 16, 1931 in Medford, WI. the son of David and Edna (Miller) Schrock.
On December 25, 1952 he was united in marriage to Sally M. Beachy in Arthur, IL. They lived in Arthur until moving to Kalona, IA, in 1966, where Willie was a blacksmith, he did taxi work for the Amish community; drove school bus for Mid Prairie High School and worked as a custodian at the University of Iowa. Sally passed away in August of 1995. Willie later married Elizabeth Beachy on October 20, 1996 and moved to Shipshewana, IN. then later moved back to Kalona where they lived until his death on May 1, 2015 at his home from complications of congestive heart failure. He was 83 years, 9 months and 15 days.
Willie accepted Christ and was baptized in his youth and was a member of the Sharon Bethel Church.
Willie is survived by his wife Elizabeth, 5 sons: David and wife Lorene of Shipshewana, IN, Paul and wife Mattie Ann of Kalona, Willis and wife Mary Schrock of Warsaw, MO, Omer and wife Miriam Schrock of Burlington Jct. MO and Henry and wife Grace of New Paris, IN; a daughter: Irene McDowell of Kalona; 23 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 2 brothers: David Schrock of Arthur, IL and Perry Schrock of Hardyville, KY; 4 sisters: Anna Yoder and Rachel Hershberger both of Sarasota, FL, Polly Hershberger of Arcola IL, Susie Coblentz of Bloomfield, IA and numerous nieces and nephews.
Willie is preceded in death by his parents, wife Sally; a son Kenneth and 3 brothers: Joe, Andy and Mahlon.

Funeral Service will be held 10:00 AM Monday, May 4, 2015 at the Sharon Bethel Church in Kalona, Iowa. Delmar Bontrager, Jacob Yoder and Gabriel Beachy will officiate. Burial will be in the Sharon Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 8:00 PM Saturday, May 2, 2015 and Sunday, May 3, 2015 from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at the Sharon Bethel Church.