Rosella Nierling 1920-2008

DUFFY, MELLICK, NIERLING, ROWLES, JOHNSON, RYAN, HOWES, WEBER, COLLINS, MAHONEY

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 5/31/2008 at 09:13:23

Rosella Nierling

Rosella Nierling, 87, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday morning, January 30, 2008 at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Services were held Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Waukon with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Fr. Gene Kutsch officiating. Burial was in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon.

Rosella was born April 18, 1920 near West Ridge in Allamakee County. She had lived in Cedar Rapids since moving from Burr Oak in 1952. Rosella married Arthur W. Nierling April 15, 1942 at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, West Ridge. He died May 25, 1963. Rosella worked as a baby sitter for the Tony and Laurie Schubert family for 14 years. She was a member of Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church and a former member of Saint Ludmila Catholic Church. She was a member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, Hanford Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, Fraternal Order of the Eagles Auxiliary and Guardians of Saint Joseph Branch W137 F.C.S.L.A. (formerly Catholic Workman).

Rosella is survived by four children, Judy (Tom) Rowles of Oxford; Donald Nierling of Chicago, IL, Janice Nierling and Perry Paltz of Houston, TX, and Danny (Patty) Nierling of Waterloo; three step-grandchildren, Courtney, Cole and Carly Collis; and a sister, Marcella (Milbourn) Johnson of Waukon.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur; her parents, Michael and Julia (Duffy) Mellick; six sisters, Mary Ryan, Margaret Howes, Rita Nierling, Pearl Weber, Loretta Collins and Regina Mahoney; and four brothers, Frank, Donald, Leonard and Leo Mellick.

Casketbearers were Maynard Johnson, John Mahoney, Michael Mahoney, Leonard Mellick, Jerry Nierling and Dale Ryan.

The Waukon Standard, Wednesday, February 6, 2008

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