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Pauline Wyrick Orris
July 6, 1927 – May 4, 2020 |
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| Pauline Wyrick Orris, 92, passed away Monday, May 4, 2020, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade. Pauline was born on a farm north of Baldwin, the daughter of Floyd and Elizabeth Hershberger Wyrick on July 6, 1927, where she lived until she married Robert M. Orris on August 14, 1949.
She attended school in Monmouth for twelve years and received a state honorable mention in basketball in 1944 and valedictorian in 1945. She attended Iowa State Teacher’s College for two years and taught elementary grades in Winthrop and LaPorte City. She substituted in the Midland school district for several years.
Pauline and Bob farmed on farms both north and south of Baldwin for thirteen years and in 1963 moved to the farm west of Onslow. Robert passed away on June 6, 2005.
Pauline helped out with 4-H, church choirs, Presbyterian Women’s Organization, nursing homes, Jones County Historical Society and RSVP. She was a member for over fifty years of both OES and the Altrurian Women’s club and a member of the Ever Ready Club for over forty years. She was on the Maquoketa Nursing Home care review committee for over twenty years. She enjoyed the 63-card group and coffee club in Onslow, as well as tending to the many berries that she grew and loved to give away. Feeding and watching the birds at her bird feeders gave her great joy.
She is survived by one son, Dennis (Julie) from Center Junction; one daughter-in-law, Jane Orris of Dubuque; five grandchildren Tim (Lindsay) Orris of Bettendorf, Dan Orris of Cedar Rapids, Pam (Jeff) VeDepo of North Liberty, Ray (Laura) Orris of Dubuque, and Brittany (Giovanni) Demezier of Dyersville; great-grandchildren, Landon and Kaden Orris, Chelsea and McKenzie VeDepo, and Claire Demezier. Pauline was preceded in death by her parents; son, Kenneth Orris in 1987; and one sister, Edith Licht in 2008.
A private graveside service will be held at Monmouth Cemetery, Monmouth, Iowa. Dawson Funeral Services of Wyoming are caring for the family. Memorials may be directed to Camp Wyoming in Pauline’s honor.
Submitted by: Janet A. Brandt
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