MAY, Elizabeth S. (Halbach) 1921-2008

MAY, HALBACH, SIMON, BROWN

Posted By: K. Kittleson (email)
Date: 9/14/2008 at 19:46:12

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STACYVILLE, IOWA - Elizabeth S. May, 87, of Stacyville, Mitchell county, Iowa, died on Friday (Sept. 12, 2008) at the Stacyville Nursing Home.

A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. at Visitation Catholic Church, Stacyville, with the Rev. John Moser officiating. Burial will be in the Visitation Cemetery.

Elizabeth was born July 27, 1921, to Anton and Gertrude (Simon) Halbach in Stacyville. She graduated from Visitation Academy, Stacyville. During World War II she worked for the Navy Department in Washington, D.C.

Returning to Stacyville, she worked for Ralph Wolf Insurance, Wagner Insurance (for 35 years) and the Stacyville Monitor. She was a member of the National Catholic Order of Foresters, the American Legion Auxiliary and a lifetime member of Visitation Catholic Church.

She married F.J. (Sonny) Brown on Oct. 20, 1943, he died in 1975. She married Albert May on Oct. 10, 1980.

Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents; husband, F.J. Brown; two brothers, Cornelius and Ronald; sister, Priscilla; and daughter, Paulette Ann Harrer.

She is survived by her husband; Albert; children, Carol (David) Hopkey, Tony (Sharon) Brown, Eileen (Dan Palmer) Rosenberg, Marian (Mike) Hegland; step children, Sherilyn (Bob) Thome, Paula (David) Prescott, Marcia (Jack) Seip, Dennis (Liz) May; 10 grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; three step great-grandchildren.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St. Ansgar is in charge of arrangements.

[Published in the Globe Gazette 9/14/2008]

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Elizabeth S. May

Elizabeth S. May, 87, of Stacyville, died on Friday, September 12, 2008 at the Stacyville Nursing Home. Funeral Mass was held on Monday, September 15, 2008 at 11 a.m. at Visitation Catholic Church, Stacyville, with Rev. John Moser officiating. Burial was in the Visitation Cemetery.

Elizabeth was born on July 27, 1921 to Anton and Gertrude (Simon) Halbach in Stacyville, Iowa. She graduated from Visitation Academy, Stacyville.

During WWII she worked for the Navy Department in Washington, DC. Returning to Stacyville she worked for Ralph Wolf Insurance, Wagner Insurance (for 35 years) and the Stacyville Monitor. She was a member of the National Catholic Order of Foresters, the American Legion Auxiliary and a lifetime member of Visitation Catholic Church.

She married F.J. (Sonny) Brown on October 20, 1943, he died in 1975. She married Albert May on October 10, 1980.

Elizabeth was preceded in death by her parents; husband F.J. Brown; 2 brothers, Cornelius and Ronald; sister Priscilla; daughter Paulette Ann Harrer.

She is survived by her husband, Albert; children, Carol (David) Hopkey, Tony (Sharon) Brown, Eileen (Dan Palmer) Rosenberg, Marian (Mike) Hegland; stepchildren, Sherilyn (Bob) Thome, Paula (David) Prescott, Marcia (Jack) Seip, Dennis (Liz) May; grandchildren, Jeff Harrer, Brad (Amy) Hopkey, Bobbi (Jeff) Schmidt, Luke (Stacy) Brown, Sonny Brown, Mason Brown, Mark (Lainy) Rosenberg, Jill (Douglas) Ranson, Joe (Alison) Hegland, Sam (Hayley) Hegland; step grandchildren, Sara (Greg) Thurston, Chris (Kary) Thome, Nathan Thome, Ben Prescott, Megan (Steve Accard) Prescott, Katherine Seip, Carl Seip, Katherine May, Michelle May; great-grandchildren, Trinity, Sadie, Ella, Ethan,Nora, Logan, Carter and Sophia; step great-grandchildren, Andrew, Sam and Carson.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home of St. Ansgar is in charge of arrangements.

[posted on www.mcpress.com, Mitchell County Press News, Sept. 16, 2008]