Aileen Shull, age 90, of Washington, Iowa died Monday, May 16, 2011 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home in Washington with Pastor Darryl Carr officiating. Visitation will begin 11:00 a.m. Sunday at the Jones Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 3:00 – 5:00 Sunday afternoon. Interment will take place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington, Iowa. Memorials have been established for Hospice of Washington County or the American Heart Association. Online condolences may be sent for Aileen's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com

Aileen was born August 21, 1920 near Wellman, Iowa the daughter of George Milton and Eva D. (Ramsey) Smith. She attended school in Washington County Iowa. Aileen was united in marriage to Clarence Shull on December 25, 1948 in Kirksville, Missouri.

Aileen worked at the American Pearl Button Company, Advanced Ross Electronics, the Washington County Hospital and in later years worked at the Frontier Café. She enjoyed shopping, cooking and gardening.

She is survived by her brother Dale Smith and wife Mary of Washington, Iowa; brother Stanley Smith of Parker, Colorado; brother Harold Smith of Murietta, California; sister Ruth Lamansky of Washington, Iowa; sister Shirley Barwick of Davenport, Iowa; as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Clarence in 1987, two brothers Donald and Charles Smith as well as three sisters Norma Brinning, Donna Wilson and Evelyn Neff.