Shirley Chase

Shirley Chase, 84, of Newton, formerly of Fort Dodge passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at Mercy One Newton Medical Center.

Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Monday, March 24, 2025 at First Covenant Church in Fort Dodge. A visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the church. A private family burial will be held at Washington Cemetery in Duncombe.

Shirley is survived by her daughter, Julie (Ralph) Cole of Newton and their children, Elizabeth (Mike) Gilbert of Indianola, Tabatha (Stephen) Short of Mint Hill, NC, Ashley (Jack) Heuton of Stuart, IA, and Ralph Jr, (Nancy) Cole of Des Moines and daughter, Lisa (Nick) Ruggles of Otho and children, Chase Smith (Andrea Zimmerman) of Waverly, NE and Austyn (Jayde) Smith of Fort Dodge; 9 great-grandchildren ; son-in-law, Mike Hodapp of Aurora, CO and 11 adopted grandchildren; sisters, Pauline (Gene) Ruebel, Louellen Steckelberg, and Carol Tomlinson all of Fort Dodge.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Dee Hodapp; son-in-law, Steve Smith; grandson, Joshua Jeremiah Hodapp; 5 unborn great-grandchildren; and brother, Larry Hiveley.

Shirley Mae Hiveley was born at home on the farm May 22, 1940 to her parents, Paul and Eva (Hoover) Hiveley. She attended Washington #10 country school through 8th grade. (They still have a reunion every year!) She graduated from Fort Dodge Senior High School in 1958. Shirley was united in marriage to Jim Chase in June of 1958 at The Church of the Open Bible in Eagle Grove. The couple made their home in Fort Dodge and later divorced. She worked in the kitchen at the hospital for 4 years and then started at Globe Union in 1971. She retired from Electrolux in October 2007 when she was 67 and a half years old! Shirley loved the holidays. She decorated for each and every one. She enjoyed the flowers in her garden in the spring and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She collected many things from TY beanie babies to anything Coca Cola. She loved Tweety bird and a good western. Many hours were spent scrapbooking and doing word searches. She spoiled her grand pups every Sunday with French fries from McDonalds and always had her nails done. Nothing beat a day full of shopping at Target and Hobby Lobby with her peppermint hot chocolate from Starbucks. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Memorials may be left to family discretion.