The Life of JOSEPH STERMOLE JR.
Joseph Stermole, 83, of 6416 Sunset Terrace, Windsor Heights, died of a heart attack Sunday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Windsor Presbyterian Church of which he was a member. Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Mr. Stermole lived in the Des Moines area all his life and retired from the merchandise traffic department of Younkers department stores. He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Men''s American Garden Club.
Among survivors are his wife, Maona; a son, Wayne Wirtjes of Pleasant Hill; three sisters, Darlene Mendenhall of La Canada, CA, and Frances Yamen and Marie Ricker, both of Des Moines; and a brother, Frank of Ankeny.
The family will visit with friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Westover Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to his church.