Ernestine (Martin) Babcock

BABCOCK, MARTIN, DETHLEFS, JAHNCKE

Posted By: Stacy Bliesener (email)
Date: 1/6/2015 at 01:34:49

Ernestine Martin Babcock, 86, of Burlington died at 11:58 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2012, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington.
Born Sept. 4, 1925, in Davenport, she was the daughter of Gerhardt and Naomi Dethlefs Martin. On Oct. 15, 1955, she married John L. Babcock in Davenport.
Mrs. Babcock worked as a secretary for Davenport Public School System and for Benner Tea Company, retiring in 1957. She graduated from Davenport High School. She was a member of St. Luke United Church of Christ and Ruth Circle, a life member of ESA and a member of Big River Sons Camping Club. She enjoyed cooking, baking, handicrafts, and especially, baking cookies for her kids.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Alan Babcock of Littleton, Colo., and David Babcock of Danville; one daughter, Nancy Jahncke of Lake Zurich, Ill.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one infant daughter, her parents and one brother.
Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m. today at Lunning Chapel in Burlington, where family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
The funeral for Mrs. Babcock will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lunning Chapel, with the Rev. Mark Schowalter officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery in Burlington.
A memorial has been established for St. Luke United Church of Christ.