Shirley Helen Phelps Obituary
In loving memory of Shirley Helen Phelps of Bayard, Iowa, who departed this world on July 25, 2025 at the age of 88. Shirley leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Shirley Helen Phelps to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Herman Ruhde and Bertha Armstrong Ruhde; her significant other Gene; her son Danny; her sister Beverly Butler; her brothers-in-law, Don Butler and Dick Mincey; and her parents-in-law, Arthur and Gertrude Phelps.
She is survived by: her children, Shirley, Gene, Mark Phelps (Judi), Dave Phelps (Noel) and Elaine Capek (Mike); her grandchildren, Megan Derhammer Capek (Jordan), Nathan Capek, Ethan Phelps, Kelsey Burrill (JJ), Sydney Phelps and Grace Phelps; her brother Craig Ruhde (Karyl); Brown Garlock.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Bayard Public Library or the Bayard United Methodist Church.
