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Roberta S. Pendleton

February 4, 1918 — April 17, 2020

Roberta S. Pendleton, 102, 2562 Pierce Street, died Friday, April 17, 2020, at her residence following a brief illness.

The former Roberta M. Stock was born February 4, 1918, in Sioux City, daughter of John M. and Mabel E. (Waters) Stock. She attended Hunt Elementary School, North Junior High School, and graduated from Central High School in June 1935. She attended Morningside College from 1935 to 1937, and transferred to Iowa State College (now Iowa State University) from which she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in March 1940. Following graduation, she worked in the Chicago area as a lighting advisor for Public Service Company of Northern Illinois from 1940 to 1942.

She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a W.A.V.E.S. officer in Washington, D.C., and in New York City from January 1942 to December 1945.

She married Donald M. Pendleton on August 17, 1946.

She was a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority, a member and past president of Chapter HZ, P.E.O., a longtime member of the Emerson Study Club, and a longtime member of the Sioux City Boat Club. She was a 70-year member of the First Congregational Church, U.C.C.

Mrs. Pendleton is survived by her five children: Judith Pendleton (Sean Caulfield), Janet Pendleton (Robert Copeland), Jean Pendleton (Daniel Boyer), John Pendleton, and James Pendleton. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Elizabeth Floyd, Neil Herbold, Nicholas Herbold, and Douglas Pendleton; and her great-grandchildren: Kelcy, Izaak, Alexander, Maxwell, and Emmett Herbold. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two sisters: Dorothea Stock and Marian Cole.

There will be a private memorial service at a later date.  Donations in Mrs. Pendleton’s name may be directed to the Sioux City Public Library.

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