JUENGER, Francis L. 1922-2004

JUENGER, WEBER, MULLENBACH

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/17/2009 at 14:44:18

FRANCIS L. JUENGER

STACYVILLE, IOWA — Francis L. Juenger, 82, of Stacyville, died Wednesday (June 9, 2004) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center Hospice Unit in Osage.

Francis was born Jan. 19, 1922, on the family farm near Stacyville, the son of Joseph and Ida (Weber) Juenger. He attended Visitation Catholic Schools in Stacyville.

He was united in marriage to Veronica Mullenbach on October 8, 1955, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Johnsburg, Minnesota. He was employed by the Mitchell County Highway Department, retiring in 1987. He also helped local farmers with field work, haying, and plowing. Francis enjoyed turtle fishing, hunting, attending baseball and softball games, gardening, family and friends. He especially enjoyed driving his pickup.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville, with the Rev. Mark Reasoner, officiating. Interment will be in the Visitation Cemetery in Stacyville. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, where there will be a scripture service at 5 p.m. and a Catholic Order of Foresters Rosary at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue one hour before the service on Saturday at the church.

He is survived by his wife, Veronica Juenger, of Stacy-ville; two sons, Marvin Juenger and his wife, Jane, of Adams, Minn., and Maurice Juenger of St. Ansgar; one daughter, Jeanette Losee and her husband, Duane, of Riceville; grandchildren, Chad Juenger, Tim Juenger, Jenna Juenger, Ellena Rivera, Donnie Juenger and his wife, Brandy, Toleka Juenger, Nathan Juenger, Noah Juenger, Kellie Switzer and Korey Switzer; three great-grandchildren, Alex and Jacob Rivera, and Keandra Juenger; three brothers, Virgil Juenger and his wife, Louise, of Stacyville, Danny Juenger and his wife, Bev, of Rochester, Minn., and Ron Juenger, of Carpenter and special friend, Elizabeth Carter; four sisters, Gertrude Hommez and her husband, Louis, of Osage, Mary Ann Lammers and her husband, Frank, of Spring Valley, Minn., Elizabeth Spitz of Osage, and Barb Collier of St. James, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; one sister; and one daughter-in-law, Marie Juenger

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

[Mason City Globe Gazette]