Mrs. HAROLD (Macie Amelia Meyer) RIMA 1907-1999

MEYER, GUSTA, RIMA, RHOADES

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 3/11/2008 at 19:42:57

Macie Rima

A funeral mass for Mrs. Macie Rima was held Thursday, April 8, 1999, at 10:30 a.m. in St. Bridget Catholic Church at Postville, Iowa. Father Leo Riley was the celebrant, Dennis Rima was the Lector. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Postville cemetery. A Parish Scripture service was held Wednesday, April 7, 1999 at 5:00 p.m. at the Schutte Funeral Home.

Macie Amelia (Meyer) Rima, the daughter of Chris Meyer and Lena (Gusta) Meyer, was born March 6, 1907, on a farm three miles south of Elkader, Iowa. She passed away Easter Sunday morning, April 4, 1999, in the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at Iowa City, Iowa. She was 92 years old.

When Macie was 12 months old, the family moved to Elkader, Iowa. She graduated from high school and taught in the rural schools for five years. Macie then attended and was graduated from Pitzi's School of Cosmetology. She worked as a beautician for a short time.

On May 9, 1931 she was married to Harold "Brownie" Rima at Elkader, Iowa. To this union three sons were born. They lived in Decorah, Iowa for five years and then moved to Postville in July of 1936. For 31 years Macie and "Brownie" operated Rima's Cafe. Although they retired in 1967, Macie continued to work part time, including six years at the "Coffee Shop Cafe" and one year at the Hobby Shop.

Macie lost her sight in 1973, and in spite of that, she crocheted many items, including hundreds of afghans. She continued her hobby until a short time before her death.

She moved to the Fairview Guest Home at New Hampton in April of 1981. Macie became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Postville on April 13, 1991.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Harold, who died in 1980, a son, Neil Rima, who died in 1949, at the age of 15, a grandson, Chris Rima, a sister, Sylvia Rhoades, and an adopted brother, Ben Meyer.

Surviving are her sons, Gene Rima and his wife, Joyce, of Strawberry Point, Iowa, Jim Rima and his wife, Elaine, of Oaquawka, IL, 12 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Mark, Gary, Dennis, Neil, Dave, Craig and Judd Rima, and Robert Kerr.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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