PELLEYMOUNTER, Roberta M. 1925-2004

PELLEYMOUNTER, HERZOG, SMITH

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/17/2009 at 12:53:58

OSAGE, IOWA — Roberta M. Pelleymounter, 78, of Osage, died Wednesday (May 26, 2004) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage.

Roberta was born October 7, 1925, in Colwell, the daughter of Leo and Minnie (Herzog) Smith. She graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Charles City.

On June 17, 1946, she was united in marriage to Robert Pelleymounter in Charles City. They lived in Osage their entire married lives. Robert died in 1989.

Roberta was employed by Salsbury in Charles City, then Pfaltzgraff Plumbing and Heating in Osage, and for 27 years as a radio dispatcher for the Osage Police Department and then the Mitchell County Communications Center, retiring in 1999.

Roberta was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Ladies Guild and the Covenant Choir.

She belonged to the Osage American Legion Auxiliary and the Osage V.F.W. Auxiliary. She enjoyed playing 500 and bridge with her family and lady friends.

She enjoyed picnics and breakfasts at Spring Park with family and friends.

Roberta was very active in her church and had a strong faith.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with the Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Interment will be in the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Osage.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, where there will be a rosary at 4:30 p.m. and a Scripture service at 7 p.m.

She is survived by four daughters, Ann (Joe) Longo of Jacksonville, Fla., Carol Newton of Osage, Julie (Jeff) Voaklander of Osage and Dawn (Bill) Johanns of New Haven; two sons, Gregory (Vandy) Pelleymounter of Venice, Fla., and Charles (Cindy) Pelleymounter of Madison, Wis.; 17 grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; four sisters, Bernadette Madsen of Long Beach, Calif., Betty Marth of Charles City, Sharon (Alan) Davidson of Charles City and Jan Pull of Colorado Springs, Colo., and her twin brother, Bob Smith, Osage.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert Pelleymounter, in 1989.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, (641) 732-3706.

[Mason City Globe Gazette]