Alice Goodwin

Celebration of Life: Saturday, July 31, 2010  10:30 Am Burial: Wellman Public Cemetery, Wellman, Ia Visitation: Friday, July 30 Peterseim Funeral Home, Kalona Family present 2-4 and 5-7 PM Memorials: Kalona United Methodist Church Funeral services for Alice M. Goodwin, 89, of Kalona will be held Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 10:30AM at the Kalona United Methodist Church in Kalona with Pastor Gerry Kahler officiating. Burial will follow at the Wellman Public Cemetery in Wellman, IA. Visitation will be held Friday, July 30, from 2-4 and 5-7 PM at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for the Kalona United Methodist Church.   Alice Mary Malatek was born September 30, 1920 in Morse, IA, the daughter of Frank and Clara (Svoboda) Malatek. She was married to Arden Goodwin on September 18, 1940 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Iowa City. The couple lived on a farm near Wellman until 1984. After Arden's death, Alice moved to Kalona and lived in her home until moving to Pleasantview Home in 2001.   Alice was a member of the Kalona United Methodist Church where she enjoyed the fellowship of assisting with the kitchen work for many dinners and social events.   She was a farm wife who worked in her garden, played bingo, worked puzzles and enjoyed Hawkeye sports. She also was employed at Owen Brush from 1958 until 1983.   Alice is survived by her children and spouses, Sandra and Richard Stockman of Oxford, Duane and Karen Goodwin of Cedar Rapids, Charlotte and Dennis Parrott of Iowa City, Shirley and Allen Kos of Kalona, Brenda and Dennis Griffith of Iowa City. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.   Alice was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Arden (1984) five siblings, Roy Malatek, Gladys Mayrose, Bernice Grimm, Marvin Malatek, Francis Malatek.   A memorial fund in Alice's honor has been established for the Kalona United Methodist Church.