Ethel Berniece Hall Obituary's Obituary
Ethel Berniece Hall was born November 26, 1921 in Wallace, Nebraska to John Ernest & Ada E. (Gibson) Whittaker. She passed away on December 7, 2012 at the Wayne County Hospital Hospice suite at the age of 91 years and 11 days. Ethel grew up on her parents' farm south of Wallace with her 5 siblings, Eva, Orville, Irma, Harold, and Leora. In 1951 Ethel moved to southern Iowa with her husband Howard (Tex) Hall. Tex and Ethel farmed in several locations in Wayne County as well as a couple years in the Ankeny and Bondurant area. Ethel was the family homemaker and also helped with all the family chores. It wasn't uncommon to see her milking cows, feeding pigs, and gathering eggs in addition to preparing all the meals for the family, which included two sons, Don and Dave. In 1968 Tex passed away from cancer and Ethel moved to Corydon in the fall of 1970. She worked in the school lunchroom until her retirement in 1986. Ethel was always known for having a pot of coffee on to share with friends and neighbors who stopped by to visit. She also made wonderful peanut butter cookies, which were favorites of her visitors, even the neighborhood beagle who frequently visited. Ethel always had a warm smile and a cheerful personality. She truly enjoyed having her family and friends around her home to visit with. Ethel was baptized, confirmed, and became a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Chariton, Iowa on September 12, 2010. She enjoyed attending services with her church family as often as possible. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, an infant son Delbert, her parents and siblings, a nephew, Rusty Correll and niece, Vivian Thayer. Ethel is survived by her two sons Donald E. Hall of Liberty, Missouri and David W. Hall of Litchfield, Arizona; nieces and nephews Clarence Correll (Evelyn) of Gering, Nebraska; Ted Correll (Lois) of North Platte, Nebraska; Jim Correll (Della) of North Platte, Nebraska; Evelyn Daly of North Platte, Nebraska; Rita Correll of Tryon, Nebraska; Jerry Patterson (Sandy) of Hayes Center, Nebraska; Sherry Becker (Larry) of Loveland, Colorado; Vickie Brown (Rich) of Wray, Colorado; and Ronald Whittaker (Vonda) of Surprise, Arizona. Ethel is also survived by several grandchildren, great grandchildren, great nieces, nephews, cousins and many, many friends. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Trinity Lutheran Church in Chariton, Iowa or Hospice of Central Iowa. Contributions can be mailed to or left at the Randolph Funeral Home at 204 N. Greeley, PO Box 294, Corydon, IA 50060. Lunch will be served following the service. Burial will be at the Allerton Cemetery following lunch. Book Travel to Services To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Ethel Berniece Hall Obituary please visit our Sympathy Store.
What’s your fondest memory of Ethel?
What’s a lesson you learned from Ethel?
Share a story where Ethel's kindness touched your heart.
Describe a day with Ethel you’ll never forget.
How did Ethel make you smile?