PATERNI, Freda 1913-2007

PATERNI, MEYER, BOLDT

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 6/17/2014 at 08:22:10

Freda Paterni, 93, of Wellsburg died June 30, 2007, at the Presbyterian Village in Ackley. Funeral services were July 3 at Wellsburg Reformed Church. A memorial fund has been established.

Freda was born December 21, 1913, on the farm near Wellsburg, the daughter of Peter J. and Reka (Boldt) Meyer. Freda attended rural country school in Grundy County. In 1937 she was united in marriage to Lenus Paterni. The couple farmed for many years. Freda worked at Eekhoff cafe in Wellsburg. She later worked at Dodger Manufacturing in Eldora. Freda was a member of the Wellsburg Reformed Church, and the Ladies Aid Society.

She is survived by her son, Stan and his wife Peggy Paterni of Waterloo; three grandchildren; a brother, Duane and his wife Erma Meyer of Marshalltown; a sister, Arlene and her husband Lyle Rodd of Grundy Center.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lenus; her parents; a son, Larry Paterni; two grandsons, Jeff and Steve Paterni; and sister, Grace Heronimus.

--The Grundy Register (Grundy Center, Iowa), 5 July 2007, pg 11