Obituary of Iva M. Wakula

Iva M. Wakula,77, of 19 Wadsworth St., Cortland, passed away surrounded by family Sunday February 20, 2011 at St. josephs Hospital, Syracuse, NY. Iva was born October 14, 1933 in Whitney Point the daughter of the late Earl and Christina Wallace Andrews. Iva had been a longtime resident of the area. She loved bowling and all of her bowling friends. Over the years she had participated in various local leagues. Iva enjoyed bowling in the Senior Games and had received numerous medals. Her greatest love and joy was her family, spending time together or just talking. Iva enjoyed all she met and will be sadly missed by her family and many friends. Iva is survived by her loving husband of 58 years Thaddeus Wakula, her two daughters; Thadine (Carl) Collier of Auburn and Vickie (Michael) Walczak of Cortland. One son Christopher (Sherry) Wakula of Waterloo. One sister; Bertha Cornish of Syracuse. Five grandchildren; Jennifer (Wesley Wright) Collier, Kathryn Collier, Kerstein (Rich) Bishop, Brandon and Nicholas Wakula. Six great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Her longtime neighbor and close friend Martha Hines. Mrs. Wakula was predeceased by her sisters; Esther, Hazel and Ada. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday 4:00-7:00 PM at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave, Cortland. Burial and committal will take place later in the spring in St. Anthonys Cemetery in Groton. Memorial contributions can be made to the charity of ones choice .To offer condolences online visit www.wright-beard.com May your loving smile and your loving heart be with us forever. You will be sadly missed on the Seven Valley USBC Board of Directors and the bowling community. You may now teach us as we have taught you as we will hear you rolling everytime it thunders... Rest in Peace Iva.... Brenda and Roger Allen Tedd & Family May we offer our condolences to you and your family on the loss of a great lady who we consider both our competitor and friend on the lanes. Lefty was the greatest except for the occasional "7" pin. Our thoughts will be with you tomorrow as we are currently in Ft. Stockton, TX. God bless take care. Linda & Keith Fuller Ted & Family - So sorry to hear of Iva's passing. I enjoyed her passion for bowling and conversation. Feel free to give me a call, or we can even go bowl a game or two. Again, so sorry to hear of your (and our)loss. Tome Family Vicki, Ted, & family ~ I was so sorry to hear about Iva. She was such a neat person. I loved her very much. She was such a great & funny person & a wonderful bowling buddy!!! I loved her delayed reaction to jokes & her laugh! She was truly one-of-a-kind!!!™¥™¥™¥ Valleri Mack