Valeria Louise (Wortman) Hines, age 76, of Denver, Missouri, passed away Thursday, November 4, 2021, at her home.
Val or Valorie as most of her friends knew her was born July 21, 1944 in Mills County, Iowa. She was the daughter of the late Reed and Rosella (Livengood) Wortman.
Valeria’s family referred to her by her middle name of Louise; however, when she went to college, Valeria found it less confusing to go by her first name.
Valeria attended Nishna Valley High School. She was the valedictorian in her class the class of 1961. After high school Valeria graduating from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. She received both her BS (secondary education and counseling) and two master’s degrees (art and secondary education and counseling).
Valeria lived in various places, including two years in Australia, where she was a teacher. Locally Valeria taught at Worth County R-3, Grant City, Missouri retiring 1995. She later taught at Mount Ayr High School, Mt. Ayr, Iowa, where she retired in 2007.
Valeria was a member of the Missouri State Teacher’s Association.
The most important things in her life were her daughters and grandchildren, education, (Valeria taught secondary school for over forty years), reading and gardening. She was thankful that her husband Carl and daughter Heather helped her so much!
Valeria was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter Sonya, sister Joan Larson and a brother Merritt Wortman.
Valeria was united in marriage to Carl Hines in 1992. He survives her of the home, Denver, along with her daughter, Heather Gray, Alton, Missouri, five grandchildren, one brother Roger Wortman, Shannon City, Iowa, and one sister Beverly Tammon, Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The family received friends from 3-5 PM, Sunday, November 7, 2021, at the Andrews-Hann Funeral Home, Grant City with cremation to follow. Private family inurnment will be in the South Grove Cemetery, Hastings, Iowa.
Memorial may be given to the Denver Community Church, Denver, Missouri.
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