Virginia L. Waller

Virginia L. Waller, age 88, passed away on Tuesday, February 6, 2018, surviving her husband, Ephraim E. Waller by 18 days. Funeral services will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at First Congregational Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the church. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery with her husband at a later date. . Born on December 2, 1938 in Sioux City, Iowa, Virginia was the daughter of H. Clifford Harper and Helen McDonald. She graduated from Morningside College in 1952. Virginia taught at Irving School in Sioux City for seven years, from 1952-1959. On October 3, 1959, Virginia Harper married Ephraim E. Waller. They were married for fifty-eight years. Virginia Waller was a long-time member of the EY Chapter of the P.E.O. which had originally been founded by her mother. She was a fifty-six year member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a member of the Morningside Rose Croix Chapter #502 of the Order of the Eastern Star. During their marriage, Ev and Virginia Waller lived in Taiwan, the Marshall Islands, Germany, numerous places in the United States, and four years in Turkey. Virginia was a great supporter of the work of her husband. In January of 1977, the Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe in Izmir, Turkey gave her a Certificate of Appreciation for her contribution made to the objectives of NATO by her outstanding community spirit. She was also honored by the MidAmerican Crop Protection Association, an entity that her husband served as Executive Director, by the Board of Directors with a Partner Award in 1995. Virginia Waller was a member of First Congregational Church, Sioux City, Iowa from 1939 to date of death. Her smile and her expressive eyes will be missed. She is survived by two nephews, Scott S. Harper and wife Reba of Hawaii and John L. Harper of Sioux City, Iowa and four great-nieces and nephews – Greer Harper, Jacqueline M. Parker, Janine M. Harper, and Alexis K. Harper. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother, and one nephew. Memorials may be sent to First Congregational Church Memorial Fund.