Anna M. Pusateri

PUSATERI, GALLO, CIRA, STRABALA, SCHOMMER, BACKUS

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 10/12/2021 at 09:08:37

Anna M. Pusateri, 108, died September 21, 2021 at Cottage Grove Place in Cedar Rapids, IA.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 29 at St. Mary’s Church Catholic Church, Iowa City where friends may call at the church from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Father Ed Fitzpatrick will be officiating. A rosary will be recited at 10:30 prior to the funeral mass. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, Iowa City.

Anna was born October 30, 1912 in Marion, Iowa, the daughter of Michael and Lena Gallo Cira. She graduated from Marion High School. She worked in the Cira Grocery Store until she married Gus A. Pusateri on June 19, 1935. She worked as a secretary for her husband’s tax business.

She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, the Altar & Rosary Society and was a Past Grand Regent of Catholic Daughters of America.

An avid Hawkeye fan, Anna also liked crafts and collecting teddy bears.

Survivors include her children, daughter Mary Anne Strabala of Cedar Rapids and son Father Joe Pusateri of Ditmer, MO; grandchildren Martha (Peter) Schommer, Eileen (Lester) Strabala Backus, Jeffry (Janette) Strabala and Chris (Jackie) Strabala; twelve great-grandchildren, and eight great-great grandchildren.

Anna was preceded in death by her husband; her son-in-law Lynne Strabala; her siblings: Nettie, Joe, Grace, Mike, and Leah; and granddaughter Mary Lynne Strabala.

A special thank you to the staff at Cottage Grove and Dr. Karen Harmon who took great care of Anna.

Memorial donations may be made to Oceania Marist Providence or charity of choice.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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