Eulah Mae (Huff) Mantz-Berstler, 25 Apr 1927 - 21 Feb 2022

MANTZ, BERSTLER, HUFF, SMITH, FRATELLA, BLACK, DAVIES

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 3/2/2022 at 15:53:52

Eulah Mantz-Berstler, a resident of the English Valley Care Center, passed away on February 21, 2022. She was 94 years old.

Eulah Mae Huff was born April 25, 1927, in Dellvale, Kansas, the daughter of Carl and Christine (Smith) Huff. She lived in a earthen dugout until she was nine, when her father moved the family to Iowa in a wagon pulled by a pair of mules. Upon arrival to Iowa, the family temporarily lived in a railroad boxcar near Parnell, IA. She married Harold W. Mantz on June 27, 1942, and they were blessed with three children – Wayne, Robert and Jeanne. After being widowed in 1992, she married Harold Berstler in 1995.

In her earlier years, Eulah was employed at various jobs, Amana Refrigeration, Amana Woolen Mills, Knipples Woodworking Shop, Rockwell Collins and Eulah Mantz Realty. She finished her career as a real estate broker.

Eulah was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo, where she participated in St. John’s Ladies Aid. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, and growing flowers as hobbies.

Eulah is survived by her children, Robert (Sandy) Mantz and Jeanne Fratella; eight grandchildren, Wayne William Mantz, Stephan Mantz, Gary (Brandi) Mantz, Michael (Joanna) Mantz, Rob (Dawn) Mantz, Ryan (Becky) Mantz, Dennis Fratella, and Scott (Tonya) Fratella; and 17 great-grandchildren.

She was preceeded in death by her parents Carl and Christine Huff, her husband Harold W. Mantz, a son Harold Wayne Mantz, a husband Harold Berstler, her sisters, Vernona Black, Margaret Davies, Ivalee Huff and a brother Chester Huff.

Visitation will be at Kloster Funeral Home in Marengo from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., on Friday, February 25, 2022. The funeral will follow immediately afterwards and will be officiated by Pastor Andrew Noble. The graveside committal will follow after the funeral in the Marengo Cemetery.

Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association National Capital Area Chapter, 8180 Greensboro Drive, Suite 400, McLean, VA 22102, or Essence of Life Hospice, 3207 220th Trail, Amana, Iowa 52203.

Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

Published in The Gazette on February 23, 2022 & in The Hometown Current on March 2, 2022.