Price, Vera Martha (Peter) 1923 - 2019

PRICE, PETER, RATZ, BECK, NAUBAUER, PRASKA, MARTIN, CONROY, BENIDT, HAUGHT, WRIGHT

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:20

Vera Price, age 96, of Cresco, Iowa passed away on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the Evans Memorial Home in Cresco.

Vera Martha Price was born on March 26, 1923 in Cresco, Iowa the daughter of Fred and Louise (Ratz) Peter. She was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Cresco. Vera graduated from Cresco High School.

On June 13, 1942 she married Norman Price in the state of California. To this union five children were born. Together Norman and Vera enjoyed many trips. They spent time fishing and hunting together in Canada and even ventured to Alaska. After Norman was gone, Vera continued her travels by enjoying local bus trips. Vera was surprised with a special gift from Norman several years into their marriage. He had the Amish build a dining table and four chairs out of red cedar that he had harvested.

Vera enjoyed putting Terry Redlin puzzles together and playing cards, especially five hundred. She was a wonderful baker, making applesauce cake and banana bread were just a sample of her many goodies. Vera looked forward to participating in all of the activities and parties during the seven years she resided at the Assisted Living in Cresco.

Survivors include her five children: Gary Price of Lime Springs, LaVonne (Duane) Beck of Lime Springs, Cheryl Neubauer of Scottsdale, AZ, Wayne (Barbara) Price of Menlo Park, CA and Dean (Diane) Price of Ankeny, IA; eleven grandchildren: Tony (Lisa) Price, Matt (Patti) Price, Kelly (Francis) Praska, Kathy (Neil) Martin, Bill (Angie) Beck, Sue Conroy, Dan (Kristin) Neubauer, Jennifer (Matt) Benidt, Logan Price and Michelle Haught; and several great and great-great grandchildren.

Vera is preceded in death by her parents, husband Norman in 1997, granddaughter, Julie Neubauer Wright, great-great granddaughter, Haidyn Beck and her five siblings.

Source: Lindstrom Funeral Home database

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