White Funeral Home
400 First Street West
Independence, Iowa 50644

INDEPENDENCE – Wanda J. Kress, 86 years old, of Independence, Iowa, formerly of Quasqueton, Iowa, died on Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Prairie Hills Assisted Living in Independence.

She was born on December 28, 1936, in rural Buchanan County, Iowa, the daughter of Francis W. and Lois Matilda (Anson) Cannon. She graduated from high school in Quasqueton, Iowa, with the Class of 1955, and then earned an A.A. degree from the Omaha Business School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1956. On June 16, 1957, she and Ernest Martin Kress were married at her parents’ home in rural Winthrop, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 2008. Mrs. Kress was a bookkeeper and office manager at Cargill, the Buchanan County Co-op, and Buchanan County Mutual Insurance before retiring in 2008. She was an active member of the Union Protestant Church in Quasqueton and the Red Hat Club. She liked working in her garden, puzzles, Iowa Hawkeye sports, and laughing. She also loved her children’s, grandchildren’s and great grandchildren’s activities.

Mrs. Kress is survived by 1 daughter, Becky (Rex) Wittrock of Marion, Iowa, 2 sons, Curtis (Patty) Kress of Center Point, Iowa, and Cory (Renae) Kress of Independence, 4 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and 1 sister, Susan Linse of Robins, Iowa.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and 1 brother, John Cannon.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Union Protestant Church in Quasqueton. Burial will be in Quasqueton Cemetery in Quasqueton. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1st, at the White Funeral Home in Independence.

A Memorial Fund has been established. On line condolences may be left at www.White-MtHope.com.