WillaJean Polacek

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
WILLAJEAN POLACEK

BORN
May 30, 1939
Sanborn, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
June 1, 2015
Sheldon, Iowa

FUNERAL SERVICE
11:00 A.M. Saturday, June 6, 2015
Archer First Reformed Church; Archer, Iowa
Rev. Jeremy Wiersema Officiating

Visitation will be after 3:00pm on Friday, June 5, 2015
with the family present from 6:00 to 8:00pm
at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon, Iowa.

MUSIC
In the Garden
Sung by: Kim Godtland

CONGREGATIONAL HYMNS
N0: 345 Blessed Assurance
Hand-out Ivory Palaces
Pianist: Kim Godtland

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Grandchildren & Step Grandchildren
Adam Watson Nicole Polacek
Carlye Jo Polacek Cassidy Polacek
Carmella Uptagraft Vanessa Thompson
Brandon Hageman

CASKET BEARERS
Aaron Watson Branden Lehner
Norman Major Matt Daniels
Kenny Daniels Clinton Daniels
Galen Vollink Steve DeKok

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Evergreen Cemetery
George, Iowa

After todays service, relatives and friends are invited
to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements are under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa

WILLAJEAN POLACEK
WillaJean Polacek, the daughter of Willard and Veda (Wilts) Harms was born May 30, 1939 on a farm near Sanborn, Iowa. At the age of 4 years, she moved with her parents to Archer, Iowa in 1944. There she received her education and graduated from the Archer Consolidated School in 1957. Jean then went on to further her education in Sioux Falls, South Dakota as a Certified Nurses Aide. WillaJean was united in marriage to Richard Dick Polacek on September 25, 1959 in Cherokee, Iowa. The couple lived in several communities in western Iowa throughout their married life. They were blessed with 2 children; Valerie and Rick. Her husband, Richard preceded her in death on August 30, 1993 in Sheldon, Iowa. Willa Jean worked as a nurses aide in various hospitals and nursing homes in the area, she also worked as a waitress on the school lunch program, and she was a supervisor at the Recreation Center at NCC and a homemaker. WillaJean moved into Sheldon in 1994, from 2008-2014, she was a resident of Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon and in November of 2014, she became a resident of Sanford Sheldon Senior Care. She passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015, at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon, Iowa reaching the age of 76 years and 2 days.
Willa Jean was a member of the Archer First Reformed Church in Archer, Iowa and of the Sheldon Eagles Club. She enjoyed crafts, playing cards & bingo, spending time with her family and friends.
She leaves to cherish her memory; a daughter and her husband, Valerie and Bryan Watson and a son and his wife, Rick and Beth Polacek all of Boyden, Iowa; 2 stepdaughters, Judy Polacek of Oregon and Julie Hageman of Yutan, Nebraska; 5 grandchildren, Aaron Watson, Adam Watson, Nicole Polacek, Carlye Jo Polacek, Cassidy Polacek; 3 step grandchildren, Carmella Uptagraft, Venessa Thompson and Brandon Hageman; 10 step great-grandchildren and a niece, Sandy Major of Albia, Iowa; and other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard; a stillborn daughter; a sister and her husband, Darlyne and Harvey Folden and a nephew, Bob Folden.