CASPERS, Anna E. (Friederich) 1940 - 2016

FRIEDERICH, BAUMGARTNER, CASPERS, MYERS, HENRY, JONES, KAMERLING, BUTIKOFER

Posted By: Connie L. Ellis (email)
Date: 5/10/2018 at 08:30:36

SOURCE: THE GAZETTE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa newspaper,Saturday, April 2, 2016
Contributor: Connie L. Ellis (Not related)

Anna Elizabeth Caspers, age 75, of Lisbon,Iowa died Thursday, March 31, 2016 at Mechanicsville Specialty Care. The Celebration of Life service was held on Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Lisbon United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Mattson conducting the service. Inurnment was in the Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, Iowa.

Anna was born on November 4, 1940 in Elgin, Iowa to Ernest and Florence (Baumgartner) Friederich in the same house where her mother was born. She attended Cherry Valley Country School through the sixth grade and then Elgin Public Schools through the 11th grade. She was a member of the first class to graduate from the new consolidated Valley (Clermont-Elgin-Wadena) School in 1958.

On April 19, 1959 she married Duane Caspers in Elgin. Anna worked in food service for twenty five years, including the Solon Nursing Home, Gary's Foods, and Rockwell Collins. She was active in the Lisbon community, serving as a den mother,secretary of the Lisbon Boosters and various roles with the Lisbon United Methodist Church. Anna will be long remembered for her many baked goods, canning and pickling, and her antique balloon machine. She and Duane enjoyed going to engine shows for many years and also checking out garage sales.

Anna Caspers was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Harold, Leo, and Russ Friederich; her sister Ernestine Butikofer; sister-in-law Geri Friederich; brother-in-law Lewis Butikofer, and granddaughter Bethany Caspers.

Anna is survived by her husband, Duane; her children: Bruce (Mandy) Caspers of Mustang, Oklahoma, Troy (Kay) Caspers, Andy (Julie) Caspers, and Heather (Butch) Myers, all of Lisbon; her grandchildren: Casey (Sara) Caspers, Sadie (Josh) Jones, Zach Caspers, Christopher (Jenny) Caspers, Hunter Caspers, Bailey Caspers, Alexandra (Ethan) Kamerling, Adeline Caspers, Patrick (Anna) Myers, and Hannah Myers; her 10 great-grandchildren with two more on the way; her sister Joan (Virgil) Henry of Ridgeway, Iowa; sisters-in-law Jolene Friederich and Ruth Friederich. Her family will remember her loving and caring ways, especially her grandkids.

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