Susie McElroy/Credit: Chapel Oaks Funeral Home 

 

(KNZA)--A dedication ceremony is set Saturday morning, May 23, to officially rename the Hiawatha Aquatic Park in honor of former longtime pool manager Susie McElroy.

Hiawatha Parks and Recreation will host the dedication at 10:30 a.m. at the Aquatic Park located at 203 East Iowa Street.

The community as well as past and present Aquatic Park staff is invited to attend.  There will be a ribbon cutting, as well as donuts, giveways and more.

The Hiawatha City Commission last November approved dedicating the aquatic park in McElroy’s name in recognition of her years of service.

McElroy served as aquatic park manager from 1996-2010.

She died in 2012 after a long battle with cancer.