Bernice Miranda Duvel 1923-2009

SANDO, SANDERSON, DUVEL, MCCONAUGHY, PETERSON, WINTERS, WEBSTER, WIEST, MEIER

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 6/19/2009 at 19:37:37

Bernice Miranda Duvel

Bernice M. Duvel, 85, of Waukon died Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Northgate Care Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 27 at 11 a.m. at Salem United Church of Christ in rural Waukon, with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial will be at Salem Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 26 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.

Bernice Miranda Duvel was born November 1, 1923 on the rural Paint Creek Township, rural Waterville farm of her parents, Otto and Mabel (Sando) Sanderson. She attended rural schools. June 10, 1941 she married Milton Duvel at the Old East Paint Creek Lutheran Church parsonage in Waterville. Bernice and her husband farmed in Ludlow Township, west of Waukon, for many years, retiring in 1976. They moved to Waukon in 2000. Bernice was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ and its ladies groups as well as the American Legion Auxillary. She enjoyed fishing, quilting and spending time with her family.

Survivors include three children, Sandy (Paul) McConaughy of Cedar Rapids, Linda Peterson of Waukon and Virgil (Becky) Duvel of Toddville; a sister, Marie Winters of Waukon; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; and four siblings, Mildred Webster, Stella Wiest, Ella Meier and Oswald Sanderson.

Honorary casketbearers are David and Dennis Winters. Casketbearers are Duane Meier, Duane Duvel, Gary Winke, Ronald and Bradley Winters and Robert Wiest.

The Waukon Standard, May 27, 2009
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