Roberta Weed Ernst 1912 - 2000

ERNST, WEED, SCHAU, RABE, KING, LIND, PRUEHS

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Date: 12/12/2023 at 13:38:38

Roberta I. ""Bobbi"" Ernst, age 87, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Sunday, March 19, 2000, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove, Iowa, of complications following a stroke.

Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m., March 22, 2000, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove, with Revs. John Schauer, Michael Saylor, and Eugene Ernst officiating. Burial followed in Grant Township Cemetery in rural Schleswig, Iowa. Friends called at the Christensen-Ciha Funeral Home in Ida Grove on Tuesday from 3-8 p.m.

Roberta Ione Ernst was born November 29, 1912, in Charter Oak, Iowa, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Lind) Weed. She graduated from Charter Oak Public Schools in 1930, and taught in a one-room school house east of town until her marriage. She was known by everyone, not as Roberta, but as Bobbi.

Bobbi and Ray C. Ernst were married bruary 8, 1935, at Redeemer Lutheran Morningside Church in Sioux City. In the same year, she was confirmed at Redeemer by Pastor Otten. The couple farmed near Hornick, Iowa, for eight years, then moved in to their farm south of Ida Grove. They retired from farming in 1975. With Ray's death in 1997, Bobbi moved into an apartment in Ida Grove.

She was an active member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove since. She held several offices in the Ladies Aid and was a member of the Anna Circle, and was past-president of the Mapleton Zone LWML. For many years she belonged to the Grant Homemakers. Through the years she enjoyed her church work, bowling, bridge, gardening, and took great pride in keeping an immaculate home.

Bobbi was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Ray; her parents; three sisters, Lillie Pruehs, Hattie King, and Ethel King; and two brothers, Cecil and Bernard Weed.

Survivors include one son and his wife, Duane and Ellen Ernst of Ida Grove; two grandsons, Erich of Des Moines; and Gregor of Des Plaines, Illinois; and many nephews and nieces.

Christensen-Ciha Funeral Homes of Ida Grove was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were her nephews, Edwin Schau, Ray II Ernst, Joe Weed, Jerry Ernst, Merlin Rabe and Vernon King.

Transcribed by: Thomas Kruse