BLOCK, Emily (SMIDT)
SMIDT, BLOCK, HERKES, JOHNSON, DAVIS, SMITH, PITKIN, GORLEY
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 9/5/2016 at 06:49:01
Obituary ~ Emily (Smidt) Block
September 17, 1913 ~ January 29, 2013The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
January 31, 2013MASON CITY — Emily Block, 99, of Mason City, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at Heritage Care and Rehab Center.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, at Grace United Methodist Church, 200 14th St. N.W., with the Rev. Brent Hamilton officiating.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the church service. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the Emily Block memorial fund in care of the family. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Emily was born Sept. 17, 1913, in Britt, the daughter of Henry and Emily (Herkes) Smidt. Emily was united in marriage to Walter Block in Britt. Over the years, she worked in housekeeping, and retired from the Sheraton at the age of 78.
Emily was a hard worker and self-sufficient. If there was a job to be done — she handled it herself. Emily enjoyed spending time with her family and spoiling her grandchildren. She also enjoyed gardening, taking care of her dog "Petey," and her daily 10 a.m. tea time.
Emily is survived by her daughter, Loretta Johnson of Mason City; four grandchildren: Vern Johnson and wife, Julie, Vicki Davis and husband, Al, Val Smith, and Victor "Dirk" Johnson; eight great-grandchildren: Chris and wife, Amy, Misty, Nicky and husband, Eric, Sara and husband Brett, Cody (Laurie), Aurora (Tony), Brandi (Troy), and Dave (Jessica); 19 great-great-grandchildren: Bailey, Taylor, Jacob, Makayla, Braiden, Iliana, Miranda, Keagan, Ryan, Jared, Justin, Lauren, Nico, Jace, Deacon, Jaylah, Devlin, Amarea, and Sienna; four siblings: Helen Smidt, Geraldine Pitkin, George Smidt and Jenny Gorley. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband in 1936; a daughter, Doris Block; and nine siblings: Hanselmen, Ole, Henry Jr., Louis, Ben, Ann, Lena, Alice and Fransis.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, Iowa 50401, 641-423-0924, www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2016
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