BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Nyla Genevieve Wisecup, 95, Wesley Acres. Raised on a Boone County farm in Harrison Township. Attended country school and St. Paul Lutheran Church. Stanhope HS-45. For 22 years, she lived with many families, Murken's, Anderson's, Sturtz, working as a nanny and helping run the household. She lost her vision to a genetic disease and in 1964 moved to Des Moines to live in and attend the Iowa Commission for the Blind. There, she learned independent cane travel, braille, home economics and living with blindness. She loved attending the Iowa and National Federation of the Blind National Conventions. In 1995, she moved to Stonecrest Apartments and in 2022 to Wesley Acres. She was an inspiration to the blind, taking pride in dressing well each day, cheering on Iowa State and Drake basketball teams, decorating at Christmas time and serving homemade cookies and candies to her family and friends. Survivors include a sister and several nieces and nephews. Services in Boone.