Brown, Anita Vernell (1920-2015)
BROWN, NATTERSTAD, LANDSNESS, BURNETT, SCHEIBER, GOODLAXSON, HAMILTON, HASLEY, SYLVESTER, EDWARDS
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 9/9/2015 at 11:27:45
Anita Vernell Brown
March 6, 1920 - August 22, 2015Anita Brown, age 95, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, died on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at the Hawkeye Care Center in Sioux Rapids.
Anita Vernell Natterstad was born on March 6, 1920, to Helmer and Lillian (Landsness) Natterstad on a farm southwest of Jackson, Minnesota. Baptized and later confirmed on October 28, 1934, at Bethany Lutheran Church near Bergen, Minnesota, she spent her childhood years in Minnesota. At the age of seven, she entered public school in Bergen. Nevertheless, she attended high school in Cornell, Iowa, where she graduated on May 10, 1939.
On July 15, 1939, Anita married Martin Marvin Brown in Sioux Rapids. Following their wedding, they lived briefly in Rolla, Missouri, before returning to Iowa where Martin became a truck driver and Anita settled in as a housewife. Their marriage was blessed with two children, a son, Ronald Lee, and a daughter, Sandra Dee. After Martin passed away suddenly in January of 1959, Anita went to work outside the home at Simonsen Iron Works as well as at the grocery store in Sioux Rapids. After accepting a position at First State Bank in Sioux Rapids, Anita discovered her love for working with the public. In time, she accepted several other positions as bank teller including one in Spencer and then one at the State Bank in Spirit Lake where she worked until she retired.
After retiring, Anita, always, looked forward to and enjoyed traveling to Arizona every winter with her sister, Nelda. Even though she had retired, she loved a job she found as a tour guide on bus tours. While in Arizona and even after she returned home, she enjoyed line dancing, crafting, sewing, playing UNO along with other card games, and riding her three wheel bike. Some of her special projects included the bears she made out of her coats and the dolls she made from some of her mom’s pillowcases. She, always, made sure to share her completed projects.
Anita moved back to Sioux Rapids in 2008, and in September of 2010, she became a resident of the Sioux Care Center where she resided until her passing at the age of 95 years and 167 days.
Anita treasured her family and friends. Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Ronnie (Gloria) Brown, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa; her daughter, Sandy Burnett, of Spencer, Iowa; six grandchildren: Jody (Scott) Scheiber, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa, Janey (Tom) Goodlaxson, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Jill Hamilton, of San Diego, California, Jeannette (Andrew) Hasley, of Spencer, Iowa, Tim (Mindy) Sylvester, of Webb, Iowa, and Jason (Tammy) Brown, of Spencer, Iowa; thirteen great grandchildren; and two great-great granddaughters; as well as nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends.
Anita was preceded in death by her parents; Helmer and Lillian Natterstad; her husband, Martin Brown, in January of 1959; her sister, Nelda Edwards; her brother, Wendell Natterstad; her sister-in-law, Gladys Natterstad; and her son-in-law, Jack Burnett.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. Burial will follow in the Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids. Visitation will take place Tuesday, August 25, 2015, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids. The Sliefert Funeral Home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of the arrangements.
Blessed be the memory of Anita Vernell (Natterstad) Brown.
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