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View Tree for Loya Nettie DurrellLoya Nettie Durrell (b. January 04, 1911, d. June 03, 2006)

Loya Nettie Durrell (daughter of William Durrell and Fanny Richardson) was born January 04, 1911 in Arriba, Colorado, and died June 03, 2006 in Ames, Iowa. She married Austin Taylor Getz, son of Peter Getz and Nellie Maude Taylor.

 Includes NotesNotes for Loya Nettie Durrell:
A devoted wife and lifetime companion to Austin T. Getz (ISU - Vet. Med. '30) and a loving supportive mother and teacher to Margaret, Nancy, and Peter. A capable and loyal member of the Iowa League of Women Voters, servcing an Iowa State President from 1959 to 1963. Active in Chapter HO-PEO, the Story County Society for Crippled Children and Adults (now the Easter Seal Society), the United Church of Christ-Congregational, and a respected community leader in Ames, Iowa. 7/1/96

OBIT Loya Getz
Jan. 4, 1911 - June 3, 2006
Loya Nettie Durrell Getz, 95, died Saturday, June 3, at Northcrest Health Care Center in Ames. The body will be cremated and a memorial service will be at 2pm Thursday, June 15, at United Church of Christ-Congregational.
Loya was born Jan. 4, 1911, on a homestead near Arriba, Colo. to William B. and Fanny Richardson Durrell. In 1916, the family moved to the Ames area. She was a 1929 graduate of Ames High School and attended Iowa State College.
In 1931, she married Austin Taylor Getz, a graduate of Iowa State's College of Veterinary Medicine and an officer on the U.S. Army. His military career took them to posts in Iowa, Virginia, Texas, Michigan, Wisconsin and the Philippine Islands. They returned to Ames in 1946 after he retired from the Army. Following his death, she moved to Northcrest Retirement Community.
She was a willing volunteer, avid reader and an excellent leader. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, knitting, hiking, cross-country skiing and being in the great outdoors at all times of the year.

Children of Loya Nettie Durrell and Austin Taylor Getz are:
  1. +Margaret Getz.
  2. +Nancy Getz.
  3. +Peter Getz.
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