Zola Elaine Vifquain (Woodard) Bath was born March 14, 1927 at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa to Zola H. Ochiltree and Russell M. Vifquain. She attended Ames Public schools, received a B.A. from the Univ. of Iowa in Educational and Child Development in 1949 and an M.S. from Iowa State University in Guidance and Counseling in 1973. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority, a member of Collegiate Presbyterian Church and a public school teacher for 23 years. Zola Elaine married Richard E. Woodard in 1950 and was remarried in 1974 to John A. Bath, Prof. Emeritus at Iowa State University.
"Our mother promoted education and preservation of the environment. She enjoyed teaching and strived to create a learning environment that would benefit her children, and those she taught in school. Her pride in education is carried on from the influence of her parents, and she still encourages others to pursue their goals in life."
"You are special, loved, and wonderful. We want to honor the important woman in our lives. You are a good mother, and we cherish your love and accomplishments." Our love, Kris and Craig
Father: Prof. Russell M. Vifquain,1892-1967
Iowa State College, Dept. of Agric. 1920-1955. BS Neb. Wesleyan Univ. (Agricandsoils, 1915), MS Univ. of Mo. (Soil Erosion). Greek: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity (Prov. V.P.), Iowa State College Personnel Director of Agric.
Mother: Zola H. Ochiltree Vifquain, 1890-1963
Homemaker, BA Neb. Wesleyan Univ (Education-Literature & German, 1914), Public School teacher, married in 1917, Oro Literary Sorority, Lincoln, Neb.
Brother: Major Russell M. Vifquain Jr., 1918-1945
United States Army Air Force WWII B-29 navigator. Graduate of Ames Public School 1936, attended ISU 2 yrs before joining Air Force Engineering. Greek: Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. Killed in action May 14, 1945 - S. Pacific. Name honored on plaque in Gold Star Hall, Memorial Union, Iowa State.
Brother: Robert H. Vifquain, 1923-1991
Graduate of Ames Public School 1940, Iowa State College and Univ. of Iowa, BA in Business, 1948. Navy. Greek: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.
Brother: Ned O. Vifquain, 1929-
Graduate of Ames Public School 1947. BS from the Univ. of Iowa in Business, 1951. Greek: Phi Kappa Psi.
Daughter: Kristine Elaine Woodard, 1951
Graduate of Davenport, Iowa schools 1969, Iowa State Univ. (BA Physical Ed, 1974), Univ. of Wisconsin (MS Guidance Counseling). Greek: Pi Beta Phi Sorority. Teacher and Guidance Counselor in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Son: Craig Richard Woodard, 1955-
Graduate of Davenport and Ames,Iowa schools, 1973. Univ. of Iowa (BS Science, 1977, MS Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, 1980), Corporate Industrial Hygienist with Briston Myers-Squibb Pharm. of Syracuse, NY, married Janis DeRigis Woodard in 1986. 7/1/96 |
