Wetherell, Sophia (1926-2013)
WETHERELL, GUNSIOR, KULAS, MURRAY, STEWART, MCPHERSON, GILMAN, HESKE, HERVEY, FRANCIS, CULP, SCONDA, DICKS, FREDERICKSEN, BROWN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 6/4/2013 at 21:52:50
Sophia Wetherell
November 29, 1926 - May 16, 2013Storm Lake, Iowa
Sophia Edeen Wetherell, age 86, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on May 16, 2013, at the Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.
Sophia Edeen Gunsior was born on November 29, 1926, in Plains, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Benjamin and Lottie (Kulas) Gunsior. She was baptized on January 1, 1927, and confirmed on September 21, 1938, both at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Plains.
Growing up, she attended school at Sts. Peter and Paul Elementary School in Plains. As a young woman, she spent time working in Florida and New York City and at Grossinger’s Hotel Resort in New York's Catskill Mountains. There, she spent most of her free time dancing and watching stars like Jerry Lewis and Frank Sinatra.
On December 6, 1961, Sophie married Charles Arthur Wetherell in Dakota City, Nebraska. At that time, Sophie moved from New York City to Marathon, Iowa. She and Charles were blessed with two children, Charlene Elizabeth and Edean Marie.
A member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake, Sophie belonged to the Catholic Daughters and St. Mary’s Guild. She was also a member of Tops.
In her spare time, Sophie enjoyed playing Bingo, shopping, quilting, and bowling. She loved spending time in the kitchen cooking and canning. For many years, Sophie and Charles loved traveling together. Later in life, she loved teaching the staff at the Methodist Manor how to dance. Nonetheless, she especially enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s sporting and musical activities. She always treasured spending time with her family and friends and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Charlene E. Wetherell, of Alta, Iowa, (special friend, Monty C. Reinking) and Edean M. (John M.) Murray, of Storm Lake, Iowa; her grandchildren: Thomas Charles Stewart, of Muscatine, Iowa, Christopher George Stewart, of Spencer, Iowa, and Cale Matthew and Grace Marie Murray, of Storm Lake, Iowa; her siblings: Betty McPherson, of Brick, New Jersey, Carol Gilman, of Boca Raton, Florida, John (Rose) Gunsior, of Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Rose (Dale) Wetherell, of Storm Lake, Iowa, Peter (Barbara) Gunsior, of Manchester, New Jersey, and Leonard (Lorraine) Gunsior, of Fairfax, Virginia; her in-laws: Bernice Heske, Erla Wetherell, Carol Wetherell, Billy Joe and Connie Wetherell, Sharon Hervey, Shirley Wetherell and George Francis, Dale Culp, and Dennis and Faye Wetherell; as well as many nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.
Sophie was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Wetherell; her parents, Benjamin and Lottie Gunsior; her sister, Celia Sconda; her in-laws: Frank Sconda, Bill McPherson, Clifford and Ruby Wetherell, Dale and Marjorie Dicks, Bob Heske, Helen Fredericksen, Burton and Marilyn Wetherell, Phyllis and Darrell Brown, Richard Wetherell, Paul Wetherell, Larry Hervey, Carol Ann Wetherell Culp, Glen and Norene Wetherell, and Darlene Wetherell.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Sophie Wetherell with the St. Mary’s School Catholic Foundation, 320 Seneca St., Storm Lake, Iowa 50588.
Visitation: 3:00-8:00 p.m. with a rosary at 3:30 p.m., May 20, 2013, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m., May 21, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., May 20, 2013, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Interment: May 21, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Storm Lake, Iowa.Copyright © 2013, Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes
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