Lila Lea Mendenhall

, 87, of Dubuque, formerly of Kellogg, died Sunday, November 8, at Stonehill in Dubuque, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Memorials to First United Methodist Church, the Dubuque Regional Humane Society, or the donor’s choice may be left at the funeral home. If mailing, please add “Attn: Mendenhall Family” to the envelope. Lila was born March 25, 1939, in Leon, Iowa, the daughter of Daniel and Fern (McKinley) Gittinger. She graduated from Leon High School in 1957 and from Drake University in 1961. After graduation, she joined the Newton Community School District, where she taught kindergarten and first grade and also served as the Title I reading specialist, for more than three decades in all. On October 2, 1960, she married Rex Mendenhall. They made their home on an acreage near Kellogg for many years.

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