Mona Whitver
Alice Mona Whitver, 83, of West Union passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Palmer Lutheran Health Center in West Union.
A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 15, at West Union United Methodist Church with the Rev. Chris Ebbers officiating.
Mona was born to Jens Christian and Alice Mona (Cottier) Jensen on April 8, 1932, in West Union.
She grew up on a farm and attended Windsor No. 1 country school through eighth grade. She later graduated from West Union High School with the class of 1950.
Following high school, Mona attended Upper Iowa University, where she met and married Loren “Buck” Whitver. To this union were born three children, Marcia, Mark and Chris.
During their 63-year marriage, Buck and Mona lived in several towns throughout Iowa, including Jefferson, Postville, Colfax, and Bloomfield, before moving to Mona’s hometown of West Union.