BRAVENER, Margaret 1908-2012
BRAVENER, BREMER, SEGEBARTH
Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 7/10/2014 at 14:52:51
May 14, 1908 - March 22, 2012
Obituary for Margaret Bravener--
Margaret I. Bravener, age 103, of Fredericksburg, Iowa, died Thursday, March 22, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 26, 2012, at Peace United Church of Christ, Fredericksburg with Pastor Burt Williams presiding. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, with Bill Mulder, Richard Schoonover, Jim Reisner, Craig Bravener, Cy Bowers, and Ron Brown serving as pallbearers.
Friends may greet the family 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2012 at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Online condolences for Margaret’s family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.com
Memorials may be made to Peace United Church of Christ or a charity of your choice.
Margaret Bravener was born May 14, 1908, in Frederika, Iowa, the daughter of William and Amelia (Bremer) Segebarth. She was baptized on June 10, 1908 and confirmed April 9, 1922 at the Evangelical St. Paul’s Church in Frederika, Iowa. Margaret was a member of the first graduating class at Frederika High School. She attended Iowa State Teachers College (University of Northern Iowa), and received her teaching certificate. She taught in rural schools around Chickasaw County.
Margaret was united in marriage on January 1, 1934 to Niel Bravener. To this union two children were born, Sandra and William. After the marriage she had to relinquish her teaching job, because female teachers were not allowed to be married at the time. Margaret was a substitute teacher, homemaker, and spent time as the Sunday School Superintendent. She was an affiliate of the Mt. Horeb Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, the Idle-a-While Card Club, and an active member of the Peace United Church of Christ.
Survivors include one daughter, Sandra Bell of Cedar Rapids; one son, William Bravener of Pewaukee, Wisconsin; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Niel S. Bravener in 1998; two sisters, Florine Bockhaus and June Carroll; one brother, Donald Segebarth.
The family would like to thank Mercy Hospice for the wonderful care they provided.
Source: Hugeback Funeral Home website
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