Velma Clark Konsella, 79, of Emmetsburg, formerly of Bagley, Iowa
Date of Death: March 15, 2004
Funeral: 10:00am Friday March 19, 2004 at Church of Christ, Bagley, Iowa
Interment: Dodge Twp. Cemetery, Guthrie County, Iowa
Visitation: 7:00 - 9:00pm Thursday at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home, Jefferson

On November 10, 1924, George West and Hanna Anna Zeammer West became the parents of a daughter, Velma, born at Estherville, Iowa.

Velma married Garold Clark and the couple lived in Bagley. Velma was member of the Bagley Church of Christ.

Garold died in 1959. Velma worked for many years as a nurses aide at the Woodward State Hospital.

Velma was married to Charles Konsella and they made their home in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Velma loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. She enjoyed playing cards, painting, and traveling. She was a member of the hospital auxiliary.

Velma Clark Konsella died March 15, 2004 at the Palo Alto Hospital in Emmetsburg. She was 79 years of age. Preceding her in death were her parents; her husbands; a daughter, Sheryl Clark; a stepson, Junior Clark, step-daughter Velma Schultz, and two brothers, Mervin and Gene West.

Survivors include 4 sons: David Clark of Manson, IA; Eugene Clark and his wife Jo Ellen of Earlham, IA; Steven C. Clark of Ayrshire, IA; Joseph P. Clark and his wife Candice of Swea City, IA; a daughter, Gweneth Jean Kunce of Okoboji; 2 step-daughters: Terry Tiller of Las Vegas, NV and Donna Burk of Bagley, IA; 39 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; five brothers, Delbert, John, Russell, Merlin and Donald West and one sister, Dorothy Solverson.