Person:Iva Gongaware (1)

Iva lived with her parents during the 1930 and 1940 US Federal Censuses

1.   Obituaries.

   Iva M. Stickel, 89, of Grove City, passed away the morning of March 27, 2012 at Grove City Medical Center.Born Jan. 15, 1923 in Perry Township, PA, she was the daughter of Emmanuel and Lydia Mae Loughner Gongaware. Iva married Gaylord S. Stickel on Oct. 30, 1942. He passed away June 9, 1993. A homemaker, she enjoyed quilting, flea markets and camping in the mountains. Iva was a member of Oak Grove Presbyterian Church where she quilted with the missionary group.She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Edith M. and Joseph Anderson of Jackson Center, PA; her son and daughter-in-law, Roy G. and Kathy Stickel of New Castle; a brother Oliver Gongaware of Ellwood City; a sister Mary (Jean) DePaolo of New Castle; four grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Viola Smith; seven brothers; and three sisters.Visitation will be Friday, March 30, 2012, from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the R. Cunningham Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 2429 Wilmington Road.Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 31, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Pastor Marsha Parrish will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Valley Cemetery.

2.   Apple Blossom
   Jul 2010.

   Iva Stickel was born Iva Mae Gongaware in the family home near Ellwood City in 1923. She was the tenth of thirteen children born to parents Samuel and Lydia Loughner Gongaware. Only three of the children survive. Iva went to the Muddy Creek School in Portersville. In October of 1942, Iva married Gaylord Stickel and the couple had three children, Edith (Anderson), Roy and Viola (Smith). Viola passed away in 1973. The family lived in Portersville across from the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church, where Iva was a member. Gaylord worked at the Ellwood Works of US Steel and ran a sawmill during his time off. Iva often helped him with his work at the mill. She liked country living and made quilts in her spare time. The quilts were often given as wedding and baby gifts and some were sold at flea markets. Iva enjoyed going on long car rides to national forests and into the mountains of West Virginia. The family had a camp near Tionesta that they visited. In her spare time, Iva enjoyed collecting. Some of the things she collected were bells, Barbie dolls, coins, marbles, commemorative spoons and vases. Iva is well-known for her apple pies! After 51 years of marriage, Gaylord passed away in 1993. Iva now has four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

3.   Iva Mae Gongaware Stickel, in Find A Grave.

   Family Members
   Parents
   Samuel Emanuel Gongaware
   1887–1978
   Lydia Mae Loughner Gongaware
   1887–1944
   
   Spouse
   Gaylord Shanor Stickel
   1916–1993 (m. 1942)
   
   Siblings
   Nina Elizabeth Gongaware Wilson
   1909–1954
   Joann Carol Gongaware Christophe
   1915–1979
   William E. Gongaware
   1917–1937
   Oliver C Gongaware
   1921–2014
   
   Children
   Viola Margaret Stickel Smith
   1947–1973