PRIEBE, Louise Anna (1916-2003)

PRIEBE, KROPP, ROSENDAHL, LINSENMEYER, OLSON, HARVEY, JOSTEN, SCHLAWIN

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 6/26/2013 at 04:40:15

Louise Anna Priebe, most recently a resident of the Concord Care Center in Garner and a life long resident of the Garner and Klemme areas, died on
Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at the Concord Care Center. She was 86.

Funeral services were held on Friday, February 7, at the Peace Reformed Church, Garner, with the Rev. Jeff DeBoer officiating. Music was provided by organist, Connie Greiman who accompanied a vocal duet by Brenda and Grant Anderson. Steve Lenz and Cory Greiman ushered.

Casket bearers were, Calvin Josten, Clark Priebe, Jerry Kropp, Rodney Linsenmeyer, Marvin Josten, Craig Priebe and Matthew Harvey. Honorary bearers
were, Keith Priebe, Clark Priebe. Gretchen Olson, Rodney Linsenmeyer, Carla Harvey, Matthew Priebe, Koryssa Priebe, Carrie Priebe, Jonathon Olson, Jetta Harvey, Michael Priebe, Kaylin Priebe, Craig Priebe, Julia Olson, Jane Linsenmeyer, Josiah Harvey and Laura Priebe.

Interment was in the Ell Township Cemetery in Klemme. The Tenold-Andrews Funeral Home of Klemme was in charge of the arrangements. The family suggests memorials to Hospice of North Iowa, Peace Reformed Church, or to the donor's choice.

Louise (Rosendahl) Priebe was born on March 15, 1916, on a farm southwest of Garner, the daughter of Frank and Louise (Kropp) Rosendahl. She was baptized at the Peace Reformed Church south of Garner and confirmed at the Immanuel Reformed United Church of Christ in Klemme. She was active in the church choir and Bible class.

On December 11, 1933, Louise was united in marriage to Verner B. Priebe of Klemme. They farmed in two different locations, south and east of Klemme. For a period of time they owned and operated motels in Garner and Humboldt. She
enjoyed gardening, quilting, singing, playing hymns on the piano, and reading stories from the Hurlbut's Story of the Bible to her children. Sharing faith and passing it on to her family was very important.

She is survived by two sons and one daughter, Carroll Priebe and his wife, Karen and Seth Priebe and wife, Madelyn of Klemme and Kathleen Linsenmeyer and husband, Dale of Beatrice, Nebraska; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, Keith Priebe and wife, Aimee and their children, Koryssa and Kaylin, of Knoxville, Tennessee, Clark Priebe of Webster City, Carrie
Priebe of Hope Sound, Florida and Craig Priebe of Buffalo Center, Matthew Priebe of Ames, Michael Priebe of Klemme, Laura Priebe of Klemme, Rodney
Linsenmeyer and wife, Sharon of Beatrice, Nebraska, Gretchen Olson and husband, Thomas and their children, Johnathon and Julia of Forest Grove, Oregon, Carla Harvey and her husband, Matthew and their children, Jetta and Josiah of Beatrice, Nebraska and Jane Linsenmeyer of Lincoln, Nebraska.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Verner on November 20, 1999; an infant daughter, Joan; her parents; three brothers, Ervin, Walter, and
Franklin Rosendahl; two sisters, Della Josten and Mabel Schlawin; and a stillborn brother.