KOSCHMEDER, Mildred 1926-2001
KOSCHMEDER, KVALE, LARSON
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/4/2009 at 18:11:21
Mildred "Millie" Koschmeder
Millie Koschmeder, age 74, of Riceville, Iowa, died on Friday, March 23, 2001, at her residence, after a short illness with cancer.
Funeral services were held on Monday, March 26, at the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Riceville. Reverend Michael Parris officiated and burial was in the St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery, Riceville. The Lindstrom Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
Mildred was born in Meltonville, Iowa, on June 23, 1926, to Johnnie and Ida (Kvale) Larson. She was baptized at the Osage Lutheran Church and confirmed there on May 26, 1940. She attended local school in Meltonville and Mitchell. Following high school graduation she moved to St. Paul, Minnesota and worked as a hostess at Lee’s Broiler. On April 23, 1949 she was united in marriage to Frederick John Koschmeder at the Little Brown Church in Nashua.
Millie and Fred moved to the Riceville area in 1950 and farmed in Howard County all of their lives. Millie worked at the Riceville Sales Barn Restaurant and Pettitt’s Cafe in Riceville from April 1971 until she retired in Jan. 1998.
Millie was an active member of the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Riceville. She enjoyed participating in Bible studies, ladies aid, quilting, Pairs and Spares and was dedicated to supporting the youth group. Millie enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, playing cards, photography, dancing, theater, concerts and was an avid reader. She also enjoyed traveling and visiting her family and many friends. Millie enjoyed being a member of the Farmerettes Club for over forty years. She was an active member of the Riceville Community Rest Home Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary.
Preceding her in death were her husband, Fred in 1992; her parents; four brothers, Arthur, Nuel, Geroge and Hilbert; and two sisters, Viola Larson and Hazel Brandt.
Those that survive her include two sons, Fred Koschmeder Jr. and his wife, Betty (Walker) and their children, Nickolas, Dustin and Kellie of Riceville; Jeffrey Koschmeder and his wife, Rachel of Champlin, Minnesota; three daughters, Lana Fowler of Kansas City, Missouri, Anne Koschmeder and her sons, Chris and Nolan Grimm of Rochester, Minnesota and Nicole Armstrong and her husband, Tom and their children, Jessica and Eric of Independence, Missouri; one sister, Betty Grimm and her husband, John of Council Bluffs; and one brother, Virgil Larson of Fairfield, Iowa and their families.
[ Mitchell County Press-March 27, 2001 ]
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