KAY BERNAU

BERNAU, LEWIS, MANWILLER, WAGLER, ROSENBERG

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 7/6/2009 at 09:57:14

KAY BERNAU, 64, 10 Oakridge Avenue, died in the arms of her loving husband, Bill, on Sunday, December 28, 2003 of cancer at home with her loving children holding her hands and expressing their love for her.

Memorial Services will be held Saturday, January 3, 2004 at 2:00 pm at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Iowa City with Rev. Kyle R. Otterbein and Rev. Harlan Winter officiating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, 605 Kirkwood Avenue, Iowa City where the family will greet friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice, 1025 Wade Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 or the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at UIHC c/o University of Iowa Foundation, Box 4550, Iowa City, Iowa 52244.

Kay was born May 20, 1939 in Manchester, Iowa, the daughter of Thays and Marjorie Lewis Manwiller. She was a 1956 graduate of McKinley High School in Cedar Rapids. Kay married William Bernau on January 2, 1960 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. They would have celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this Friday January 2, 2004.

Kay and her family lived in Crawfordsville, Iowa from 1966 to1993. In Crawfordsville, Kay and her family were members of the United Church of Crawfordsville, where she taught Sunday school for 21 years and started the Children’s Story Hour at the Waco Elementary School.

In 1993 Kay and Bill moved to Iowa City where Kay was very active in the community. She served as the President and Board member of the University Athletic Club; volunteered with Project Green, where she was a Co-Director for the steering committee and assisted with the annual plant sale; was a member of PEO; she volunteered over 3000 hours at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; was a sponsor of many events at Hancher Auditorium, where she was involved with Hancher Guild; founder of one of the Red Hat Clubs in Iowa City; was active in the Wall Street Women’s Investment Club. In the early 1960’s, while living in Cedar Rapids, she was Playtime Poppy for the Cedar Rapids Children’s Theatre.

Kay befriended everyone she came in contact with.

Her grandchildren affectionately called her Nani or Mama Nau. She loved traveling to Europe and especially Paris, which she visited eleven times. Kay enjoyed bridge and gardening. As an adult she learned to play the piano.

Her loving husband, Bill, whom she affectionately called Willy, survives her. Also surviving are her beloved daughter: Heidi Wagler and her husband, Russell of Crawfordsville, Iowa and their children Josie, Gaby and Sam; two sons: Thomas Bernau and his wife Kathryn of Des Moines, Iowa and John Bernau and his wife Amy of Manchester, Iowa and their children Cole, Nolan and Nicholas; one sister: Sharon Rosenberg and her husband Dr. Harry of Cedar Rapids; three brothers: Jerry Manwiller and his wife Sandra of Des Moines; Gary Manwiller and his wife Pauline of Ridgeway, Missouri; Larry Manwiller and Ursula of Valley Junction, Kansas.

Her parents preceded Kay in death.