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2659 John F. Kennedy Road
Dubuque, Iowa
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Bill Wilkie, the second son of Frank and Pearl Stebbins Wilkie, was born and raised on a Marshall County farm located just a few miles south of Marshalltown, Iowa. He always held a deep love for this place and this part of his life. At the tender age of four he was enrolled in the nearby country school, where he received a good basic education. At 16 years old he graduated from St. Mary's High School, Marshalltown, with the class of 1946.
In the springtime of 1940 the Jake Edel family from the Haverhill, IA community moved in to the farmplace across the road from the Wilkies. It was the beginning of a lifelong friendship between the two families. Jim, Bill, Kaye and John were of the same ages of the Edel children, and they enjoyed several happy years as they grew into adulthood. My late husband, Matt, and Bill were the same age. In 1953 Matt and I were married and started farming. In 1954, we attended Bill's ordination into the priesthood, and thus began his career as a priest and a scholar.
Fr. Bill visited his family and friends here in Marshalltown many times through the years, and kept us up to date on his 'adventures'. We were privileged to participate in the celebration of his 50th year ordination anniversary, held at the Immaculate Conception Church in Haverhill. Bill felt a special connection to the Haverhill community, as his forbear, Christian Wilkie, was an early settler in that area.
Frank and Pearl Wilkie were a special part of Fr. Bill's life. Frank was a man of the soil, a clever and entertaining fellow, and Pearl was a wonderful neighbor and friend to many. She was a convert to Catholicism, an intelligent person with a witty personality.
So we say 'farewell' to a dear friend....May he rest in God's loving care.
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