Mary Jennie (Thibedeau) Ertz

ERTZ, FOREST, THIBEDEAU, HOENIG, SCHMIDT, YOUNGDIKE

Posted By: Stacy Bliesener (email)
Date: 12/3/2014 at 22:33:16

Born July 1, 1901, in Chippewa Falls, Wis., she was the daughter of William Paul Jr. and Eugenie Mary Forest Thibedeau. On July 18, 1923, she married Francis B. Ertz in Weyburn Sask, Canada. He died Jan. 22, 1971.
Mrs. Ertz was a homemaker.
She was a member of SS. John & Paul Catholic Church. She enjoyed needlework and traveling.
Survivors include four daughters, Mildred Ertz and Marcella Ertz, both of Burlington, with whom she made her home, Lorraine Hoenig of Urbandale, and Marjorie Schmidt of Oak Lawn, Ill.; one son, Ernest J. Ertz of Papillion, Neb.; 12 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; 24 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Bernice Youngdike of Bellingham, Wash.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, two brothers, one son, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter.
There will be no family visitation, however, friends may call after noon today at Prugh's Chapel.
The Mass of Christian burial for Mrs. Ertz will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Patrick Hilgendorf officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
Memorials have been established for Great River Hospice and St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry.