DOERRING, Beatrice Caroline (Palas) --- 1905-2002

KURDELMEYER, PALAS, DOERRING, SCOTT, SPARROW, MILLER

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Date: 12/26/2010 at 18:49:32

Beatrice Doerring

Funeral services for Beatrice Doerring were held Thursday, November 14, 2002, at 11 a.m. in St. John Lutheran Church at Luana, Iowa. The Reverend Christopher Staley officiated. The casket bearers were Raymond, Joe, D. Richard, Tom, Nick, Andy and Martin Doerring, Duaine Davis, Ewald Walch, Bob Miller, Albert, Craig and Gary Scott, John Miller and Nathan and Howard Sparrow. The Schutte Funeral and Cremation Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Beatrice Caroline Doerring, daughter of Frederick A. and Mathilda M. (Kurdelmeyer) Palas, was born March 21, 1905, in Luana, Iowa. She passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2002, in the Good Samaritan Center at Postville, Iowa. She had reached the age of 97 years, 7 months, and 23 days.

She was baptized June 4, 1905, by Pastor Paulsen in St. John Lutheran Church in Luana and confirmed there on July 28, 1918, by Pastor Westenberger. Beatrice attended the Luana Consolidated School and also Wartburg Prep School at Waverly.

On Dec. 26, 1923 Beatrice was united in marriage to Lorenz A. Doerring at St. John's Lutheran Church in Luana. To this union eight children were born, Ellenore, Jeanette, Frederick, Harold, Elaine, Jacquelyn, B. Lillian and David. During the first nine years of their married life the young couple farmed west of Luana. They moved to a farm south of the Luana School, where they lived for seven years. For approximately the next 15 years they lived on the farm that is south of the house on Main Street in Luana, where they enjoyed their retirement years. Bea became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Postville in June of 2002.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Lorenz; a daughter, Jeanette Doerring, four grandchildren, Peter Doerring, Mark Scott, David Sparrow, and Rebecca Doerring, and two daughters-in-law, Elvira and Lillian.

Surviving are her children: Frederick (Adelle) Doerring of Rochester, MN; Harold Doerring of Monona, and David (Eileen) Doerring of Seattle, WA; four daughters: Ellenore M. Doerring of Luana, Elaine (Albert) Scott of Monona, Mrs. Jacquelyn (Donald) Sparrow of Anchorage, AK, and B. Lillian (Robert) Miller of Manchester, MI; 23 grandchildren: Joseph (Sandra) Doerring, Linda St. Clair, Richard Doerring, Thomas (Rae) Doerring, Julia (Bill) Elder, Andrew Doerring, Angela (Mike) McGonigle, Martin Doerring, Craig (Mary) Scott, Gary (Cynthia) Scott, Joan (David) Sink, Amy (John) Holbrook, Gail Moulton, Lisa Sparrow and Dirk Shoemaker, Ingrid Sparrow, Antonia Sparrow and Brad Gessner, Nathan Sparrow, Howard Sparrow, John Miller, Kathryn (William) Enders, Jacquelyn Miller, Melina Doerring, and Nicholas Doerring.

Also surviving are 23 great grandchildren: Leslie Doerring, Daniel Doerring, Dorothy St. Claire, Elizabeth Doerring, Ashley Doerring, Brandon Doerring, Justin Looby, Lucas Looby, Jessica Looby, Matthew Moser, Nicholas McGonigle, Noelle Kehoe, Ella Scott Kehoe, Emmett Kehoe Scott, Mackenzie Scott, Joshua Sink, Brett Sink, Rochelle Sink, J. Jerad Holbrook, Jacob Holbrook, Grace Holbrook, Soren Gessner, and Brinn Enders; one great great grandchild, Emily Hammond, two step great great grandchildren, Isis Kehoe Murphy and Serena Kehoe Murphy.

Bea also has a brother, Bernolt (Carol) Palas of Osseo, WI, a sister-in-law, Lyria Doerring of St. Paul, MN, and many nieces and nephews, including a nephew, Raymond (Grace) Doerring of Luana, and a niece, Jerene Mortenson of St. Paul, MN.

Beatrice was a life-time member of St. John Lutheran Church in Luana and the Women of ELCA. She loved nature, including flowers and trees and the land. One of her favorite pastimes was reading and listening to classical music, a passion which she has passed on to her children.

Her life speaks for itself. She was always a loving person, someone who revered life and looked into the future with anticipation. She was especially concerned about the welfare of children, not just here but for children all over the world.

Postville, Iowa newspaper of the time clipping, from Dorothy Schave's obituary collection.