Ida M. Breitbach (1918-2020)

BREITBACH, BISENIUS, SCHEMMEL

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 12/3/2020 at 10:32:14

Ida M. Breitbach, 102, of Cascade, Iowa, passed away, Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, Iowa.

A Memorial service for Ida will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 7, 2020 at St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Cascade, Iowa, with Rev. Mark Osterhaus presiding. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Cascade, Iowa. In light of the pandemic, there will be no visitation. The Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade is assisting the family with arrangements. Anyone interested in sending memorials may send them to Reiff Funeral Home, Attention: Ida M. Breitbach family at P.O. Box #430, Cascade, Iowa, 52033.

Ida was born January 17, 1918 in Dyersville, Iowa, daughter of Frank W. and Lucy M. (Bisenius) Schemmel. She received her education in the Dyersville area Country schools. She was united in marriage to Elmer Breitbach on November 26, 1945 in Salinas, California the day after he was honorably discharged from the Army. He preceded her in death on March 12, 1982.

Ida was employed at Clinton Engines in Maquoketa for 16 years, before taking a job at Carr, Adams and Coulier in Dubuque. She then ran Breitbach’s tavern in Cascade from 1968 to 1985.

She is survived by one son, Terry Breitbach and one daughter, Ronda Kurt both of Cascade; four grandchildren, Ryan (Amy) Topping and Tory (Abigail) Topping, Aaron (Debra) Kurt and Josh Kurt; great grandchildren, Kayla (Bryce) Kurt, Ashley (Cody) Grill, Laren, Emily, and Austin Kurt, Lilly, Trenten, Tanner and Adelyn Topping.

She is also preceded in death by her parents; a son-in-law, Alan Kurt; one grandson, Travis Kurt; nine siblings, Viola Wulfekuhle, Leonora Nabor, Lambert Schemmel, Genevieve Pape, Anthony Schemmel, Charles Schemmel, Mary Willenbring, Lucy Digman, and Joseph Schemmel; her father and mother-in-law, George and Anna (Takes) Breitbach; her in-laws, Marie and Roy Devine and Edward and Lauretta Breitbach and Melvin Breitbach.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com