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O'BRIAN, Gertrude A. "Gerty" 1921-2009

OBRIAN, ANSON, VAN TASELL, BRAATZ

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 5/15/2010 at 20:57:22

[Waterloo Courier, Monday, October 12, 2009]

HUDSON - Gertrude A. "Gerty" O'Brian, 88, of Hudson, died Saturday, Oct. 10, at Cedar Valley Hospice Home, Waterloo, of cancer.

She was born Aug. 20, 1921, in Buchanan County, daughter of Leon and Alena Anson Van Tasell. She married Richard G. O'Brian on April 20, 1946, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. He died July 29, 1999

Mrs. O'Brian graduated from Rowley High School in 1939 and worked at Kmart for 17 years, retiring in 1984. She was a member of Community Church of Hudson.

Survived by: two sons, Russell (Celeste) of Hudson and Dean (Paula) of Topeka, Kan.; a daughter, Donna Braatz of Waterloo; two grandchildren; seven stepgrandchildren; five great-grandchildren; 20 stepgreat-grandchildren; and 11 stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and a brother, Carl (Eleanor) Van Tasell of Independence.

Preceded in death by: a sister.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Community Church of Hudson, with burial in Hudson Cemetery. Public visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Locke Funeral Home, Waterloo, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.

Memorials: may be directed to the family or Cedar Valley Hospice.


 

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