Eva Liston

Eva Louise Liston, age 96, of Lake View, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2003, at Black Hawk Life Care Center in Lake View.

Eva Louise Reuter was born on January 31, 1907, at Ashton, Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Anna (Jackley) Reuter. She was baptized February 3, 1907 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ashton. She lived in Ashton and Dubuque, Iowa, where she attended school through the eighth grade.

Eva and Ralph J. Liston were united in marriage while living in Des Moines and were blessed with a daughter, Gwendolyn.

In her younger days Eva worked as a secretary for W.P.A. and Montgomery Wards both in Des Moines, IA. They moved to Lake View in 1945 and she worked as a bookkeeper at Lake View Concrete Products Company for over 30 years, retiring in 1975.

Eva was a member of Lakes United Methodist Church in Lake View, Ladies Aid, and Alpha Tau Sigma Sorority. She enjoyed playing bridge and was a member of the U-Delt-Um Bridge Club in Lake View. Eva had a love for flowers and spent a lot of time in her flower garden, but especially she loved to spend time with her daughter and grandchildren.

Survivors include her daughter Gwen Swanson of Lake View; four granddaughters: Margo and her husband Chuck Lierman, Maureen and her husband Richard Merrill, Marty and her husband Kevin Kelsey, and Marlys and her husband Kevin Duncan; 11 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great grandchildren and extended family and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; Frank and Anna Reuter; step-mother Mariah; husband Ralph in 1990; son-in-law Willard “Bud” Swanson in 1998; three great-grandchildren; and two brothers Walter and Mark Reuter.

Funeral services for Eva will be Wednesday, December 31st at 10:30 a.m., at Lakes United Methodist Church in Lake View, with Rev. Rick Johnson and Rev. Chad Lierman officiating. Special music by Joy Lierman, soloist, congregational singing, and Marilyn Hundling, organist. Pallbearers include: Chuck Lierman, Rev. Chad Lierman, Kevin Kelsey, Rick Merrill, Kevin Duncan, and Court Duncan. Burial will be at the Ferguson Cemetery in Lake View.

Friends and family may call at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Lake View from 4:00 – 8:00 on Tuesday, December 30th.