Erna L. Skubinna 1910-2006

SKUBINNA, ROCHESTER, HOESEL, RANKIN, KRAMER

Posted By: David Hellwege (email)
Date: 6/27/2006 at 11:41:07

Erna L. Skubinna, 95, passed away at The Madrid Home on Saturday, March 25, 2006. Erna was born November 12, 1910 in Rosebud, North Dakota to Max and Clara (Roescher) Hoesel. She grew up in North Dakota and moved to St. Paul, Minnesota after her marriage to Albert Skubinna in 1930.

She and her husband moved to Marid, Iowa in 1998.

She was a retired seamstress who enjoyed gardening and needlework.

Mrs. Skubinna is survived by her daughter, Lorraine Rankin of Ankeny, Iowa; five grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Also surviving are sisters, Hattie Kramer and Edna Kramer, both of New Salem, North Dakota. Her husband died in 1999. Five brothers and six sisters also preceded her in death.

Memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, 2006, in the Sanborn Memorial Chapel at The Madrid Home.

[Source: Des Moines Register via the WWW.]