HERMANN, Deon Helen (nee Ramker) 1920-2004

HERMANN, BROWN, RAMKER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/20/2009 at 13:18:04

OSAGE, IOWA — Deon Hermann, 84, of Osage, died on Monday, Oct. 18, 2004, at her home.

Deon Helen Hermann was born June 8, 1920, the daughter of Louis and Zula (Brown) Ramker, on a farm five miles east of Greene.

She attended country school until the third grade, where she attended Sacred Heart School in Greene, so she could receive her First Holy Communion. Following that year she attended the country school, until returning to Sacred Heart School for seventh through 10th grades. She attended Greene High School for her 11th- and 12th-grade years.

After graduating from Greene High School, Deon attended a post graduate course at Hamilton Business School for the summer, after which she taught country school north of Greene for seven years.

On Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1946, Deon was united in marriage to Art Hermann at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Greene. They started farming and milked cows in the Greene area for 20 years.

In 1966, they moved to Osage, where they continued to farm northeast of Osage.

Deon was a substitute teacher in the old Mitchell School, and in the junior high in Osage.

She also worked at Anthony’s Department Store, as a cook at the Plaza Cafe, and later at the Faith Home, Inc., all in Osage.

Deon enjoyed fellowship in her many clubs and organizations: Study Club and VFW, both in Osage, and her Coldwater Community and Westside Club in Greene.

She always looked forward to eating out with “the girls” after Mass on Saturday night.

She loved to play the piano, which she did by ear, enjoyed the beauty of her flowers, never missed doing a crossword puzzle, and was always ready for a competitive card game. Her greatest hobby and love was always her family.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with the Rev. Mark Reasoner officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Greene, with Monsignor Walter Brunkan officiating.

Visitation is from 5 to 7:30 p.m. today at Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage where there will be a rosary at 5:15 p.m. Visitation will continue until 9:45 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

She is survived by a daughter and her husband, Marilyn and David Haugen of Hanlontown; a son, Mike Hermann of Hanlontown; grandchildren: Corey Haugen and wife, Carla, of Lakeville, Minn.; Mandi Lockwood and husband, Cory, of North Liberty; Megan Van Duyn and husband, Barry, of Lakeville, Minn.; and Nathan Haugen of Seattle, Wash.; three great-grandchildren, Aaron Bleil and Catie and Courtney Haugen; a brother, Gerald Ramker and wife, Norma, of Mason City; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded by her parents; husband, Art Hermann in 1992; a granddaughter, Melissa Haugen in 1975.

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

[Mason City Globe Gazette]