Cora C. Irvin

Cora Clara Irvin, the oldest of three children of George William Huntsman and Ruth Jane (Clark) Huntsman, was born at her parent's farm home near Emerson, Iowa on December 7, 1912. Her sister Geneva "Nevi" was born in 1913, and her brother George William Huntsman II, better known as "Willie", was born in 1916.
Cora grew up in the Emerson area and attended school at Center Country School and Emerson High School.
Cora and George Lee Irvin were married on March 17, 1931 in Red Oak, Iowa. They made their home in the Emerson, Carson, and Tabor areas where George farmed. In 1938, the marriage was blessed with their first son, Robert Eugene. In 1940, they moved to Malvern, Iowa where George worked at the Pace Service Company recapping tires during World War II. In 1942, they were again blessed with a daughter, Dianna Kay and later in 1944, son Lowell Dean. From 1950 to his retirement, George was a self-employed carpenter and Cora enjoyed being a homemaker and caring for her family and home. She also cleaned at the Malvern Trust and Savings Bank for 29 years.
Cora loved spending time with her family and grandchildren. She enjoyed caring for her yard and flowers and was an avid hummingbird collector.
She and George had been married 63 years when he died on December 15, 1994. Cora remained living in their home in Malvern and was very proud to have lived there for over 50 years.
Cora relied on her faith and her family when her daughter, Dianna Kay Novak, died of cancer at the age of 64 years on January 17, 2007 in Omaha, Nebraska.
Cora had been staying only a few weeks in Fremont, Nebraska when she passed away at the Fremont Area Medical Center on August 21, 2007, at the age of 94 years, 8 months and 14 days. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband George; daughter Dianna; sister Geneva Miller; brother Willie Huntsman and wife Mildred; and brother-in-law Calvin Dilts.
Cora is survived by her sons Robert Irvin and wife Janice of Riverside, California and Dean Irvin and wife Jolene of Fremont, Nebraska; son-in-law Jim Novak of Omaha, Nebraska; brother-in-law Lloyd Miller of Red Oak, Iowa; sister-in-law Betty Dilts of Tabor, Iowa; grandchildren Kevin Irvin, Chad Irvin, Todd Irvin and wife Jamie all of Fremont, NE, Melissa Kreikemeier and husband Nate of Hooper, NE, Mike Irvin of Lincoln, NE, Kellie Massa and husband Mike of Los Molinos, CA, Jeff Dirkse and wife Sonja of Omaha, NE and Dennis Dirkse and wife Mary of Pueblo, CO; 18 great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.

Burial will be in the Malvern Cemetery.

Memorials are suggested to the Malvern Volunteer Rescue.