Zipse, Myrtle Bernice (Slick) 1907 – 2002

ZIPSE, SLICK, STANSBERY, BOERSCHEL-MARKLE, MORRISON, BLIETZ-KOTZ, RODBERG, BOERSCHEL

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:23

Source: New Hampton Tribune; Oct. 15, 2002 Page 4
from Elma library collection assembled by Marian (Marr) McGee
Transcribed by Joy Moore

NEW HAMPTON - Myrtle B. Zipse, 95, New Hampton, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2002 at Mercy Medical Center, New Hampton of natural causes.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14 at First Baptist Church, New Hampton with Reverend Fred Austin officiating. Charlotte Markle was the organist and accompanied those in attendance singing "Amazing Grace" and "Let There Be Peace On Earth". Virgil and Sandy Truman sang "In The Garden".
Burial was in New Hampton Cemetery with Bruce Boerschel, Bryan Boerschel, Mark Zipse, Michael Zipse, Maurice Zipse, Dana Green and Tom Ballard serving as casket bearers.
Visitation was from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13 a t Conway-Kolbet Funeral Home, New Hampton and also an hour prior to services at the church on Monday.
Myrtle Bernice Zipse was born Jan. 14, 1907 in Elma, the daughter of John and Tina (Stansbery) Slick. She attended rural school near her family's home. Following her schooling she worked with her family on the farm and also worked for the neighboring families. On Sept. 19, 1927 she was united in marriage to Myron Zipse at the Little Brown Church, Nashua. Following their marriage the couple resided on a farm near Lawler for seven years until 1934 when they moved to New Hampton. The couple moved to Charles City in 1951 and remained there until Myron's retirement in 1965, at which time the couple moved back to New Hampton. Myrtle worked various jobs throughout the years and spent most of her time as a homemaker. Myrtle was a member of First Baptist Church, New Hampton where she was a Sunday School Superintendent, Deaconess, and with her husband served as caretaker for the church from 1965 until his death in 1980. She was also a member of the Amona and Mission Circle at the church, as well as a member of the Central Star Ladies Club, Charles City.
Survivors include a son, Harry (Vivian), New Hampton; two daughters, Dolores Boerschel-Markle (David), Charles City and Ardella Morrison and her friend John Smith, Spring Hill, FL; a sister, Virginia Blietz-Kotz (Wilbur), New Hampton; eight grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren and a sister-in- law, Marian Slick, New Hampton.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband, Myron, in 1980; a grandson, Greg Green; four brothers, Lyle Slick, Ronald Slick and two in infancy; a sister, Evelyn Rodberg and two sons-in-law, Ervin Boerschel and Howard Morrison.

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