BRONSON, Frances 1912-2009

BRONSON, SCHMIDT, STANTON, WERNER, KOCH, DYBSJORD, FITZGERALD, PIPER, CRAWFORD

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 6/20/2010 at 13:53:29

[Waterloo Courier, Sunday, December 13, 2009 ]

WATERLOO - Frances "Fran" Bronson, 97, of Waterloo, died Wednesday, Dec. 9, at Covenant Medical Center.

She was born Oct. 8, 1912, in Waterloo, daughter of Floyd Lee and Catherine C. Schmidt Stanton. She married Steve C. Bronson on Sept. 27, 1941, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Waterloo. He died Jan. 28, 1970.

She graduated from Our Lady of Victory Academy and attended Gates Business College. She owned and managed Steve C. Bronson Insurance until 1993 and worked at Homestead House for many years.

She was a charter member of St. Edward Catholic Church.

Survived by: four sons, Robert of Waterloo, Thomas of Asheville, N.C., John of Kauai, Hawaii and Peter (Ellen) of Bellflower, Calif.; and five grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: six sisters, Pearl Werner, Sister Mary Leocadia O.S.F., Mildred Koch, Ferne Dybsjord, Marguerite Fitzgerald-Piper and Kathryn Crawford; and a brother, Rev. Floyd Lee Stanton, S.J.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Edward Catholic Church, with burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Public visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hagarty-Waychoff-Grarup Funeral Service on West Ridgeway, where there will be a 4 p.m. rosary and a 7 p.m. vigil. There will be no visitation at the church on Wednesday.

Memorials: may be directed to St. Edward Catholic Church or Columbus High School.

She will always be remembered by her lovely smile and her gracious manner.

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