NUEHRING, Elsie (nee Gerdes) 1928-2005
GERDES, NUEHRING, FASTENAU
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/26/2009 at 09:43:32
Elsie Nuehring
OSAGE, IOWA — Elsie Nuehring, age 76, of Osage, died Monday, (March 14, 2005), at Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage. Elsie was born July 29, 1928, in Belmond, Iowa, the daughter of Tim and Meta (Fastenau) Gerdes. She was baptized Nov. 4, 1928, at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Belmond. Elsie graduated from Klemme High School in 1945.
She was united in marriage to Dean Nuehring at Emmanuel Reformed Church in Klemme on Feb. 24, 1948. Prior to her marriage, Elsie had been employed at a grocery store in Goodell. She was an active member of Eden Presbyterian Church.
Elsie was an avid sports fan, loved to sew and quilt, played cards, helped with gardening and enjoyed canning fruits and vegetables. Elsie was well known for the pies that she loved to bake.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Eden Presbyterian Church, rural Rudd, with the Rev. John Bates officiating. Burial will be in Eden Presbyterian Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage and will continue one hour before services on Thursday at the church.
Elsie is survived by her husband, Dean Nuehring of Osage; daughters, Avon (Jerry) Rurup of Titonka and children Jodi and Jeremy, Donna (Marloe) Ellingson of Joice and children Karen (Brian) Ahrens and twins Emily and Tyler, Jennifer (Randy) Hall and daughter Kimberly and Dean Ellingson, Nancy (Neal) Hirota of Osage and children Nicole, Natalie, Nicholas and Nolan, Janet (Gerard) May of Osage and sons Jonathan and Jeffrey, Ronda Olson of Rose Creek, Minn., and children Katherine and Derek, Brenda (Randy) Ricke of Garner and children Amber, Stephanie and Alexander; daughter-in-law, Sharon Mihm of Mason City and children Timothy (Sarah) Nuehring, Holly (Paul) Manny and Michael Nuehring; brother, Henry (Dorothy) Gerdes of Belmond; sisters-in-law, Norma Gerdes of Belmond and Rosie Gerdes of Klemme.
Elsie is preceded by her parents; a son, Dennis Dean Nuehring; and two brothers, George and Elmer Gerdes.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.
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