REPP, Violet (Biemann) 1921-2013
REPP, BIEMANN
Posted By: COUNTY COORDINATOR
Date: 9/29/2013 at 13:54:46
(Died September 29, 2013)
Violet Repp, age 92, of Osage, Iowa, died Sunday, September 29, 2013, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Osage with Rev. Bryan Lagerstam officiating. Burial will be at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Denver, Iowa, at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Vi was born March 6, 1921, in Denver, Iowa, the daughter of John “Jack” and Elsie (Sass) Biemann. She graduated from Denver High School in 1938, and received her teaching certificate from Iowa Teachers’ College in Cedar Falls. Vi taught in Readlyn and also played organ at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Denver during this time.
On July 10, 1943, she married Dr. John Milton Repp in El Paso, Texas. To this union, three children were born, John Jr., Samuel, and Sara. They lived in El Paso and after John’s discharge they moved to Iowa City and then to Osage in 1953. She was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and was an active member of her circle. Vi also was a scout leader.
She enjoyed playing piano and organ and in previous years taught piano and organ lessons. Vi also enjoyed crossword puzzles, traveling, playing bridge, and had a great love of cats.
Vi is survived by her children, John Jr. (Nancy) Repp of Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Sara Repp of Orchard; daughter-in-law, Melita Repp of Tucson, Arizona; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dr. John Repp in 2008; and her son, Sam in 2007.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage (641) 732-3706.
Source: Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home website, 29 SEP 2013
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