HENNIGAR, Ada Mae (Bielefeld) 1929-2010

HENNIGAR, GALLINGER, BIELEFELD

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 12/9/2010 at 20:13:21

Ada Mae Hennigar

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MASON CITY, IOWA - Ada Mae Hennigar, 81, of Osage, died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with the Rev. John Moser officiating. Following services on Saturday, cremation will take place. Inurnment will be at the Rockwell City Cemetery in Rockwell at a later date. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage with a Scripture wake service at 8 p.m.

Ada was born on September 22, 1929, at Rockwell, the daughter of Clifford and Alice (Gallinger) Hennigar. She was raised and educated in Rockwell. On June 18, 1949, she married William "Bill" Bielefeld in Rockwell. To this union, six children were born. They farmed in the Dougherty and Rockwell area and moved to Mason City in 1969.

Ada became a securities broker, and was employed at A.C. Nielsen. She later moved to Osage to be near family. Although Ada and Bill divorced, they remained friends and enjoyed their family together. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, reading, crossword, number and word puzzles. Ada also enjoyed sports, especially the Atlanta Braves.

Ada is survived by her children, Margie (Glen) Hughes of Dixon, Illinois, Kathy (John) McLaughlin of Mason City, Teri (Ollie) Jeffries of Osage, Jane (Ken "Orville") Henderson of Floyd, William (Dewita) Bielefeld of Lindstrom, Minn., Marc Bielefeld of Osage; 26 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Layton Hennigar of Yakima, Wash., Jim (Mona) Hennigar of Fort Madison; one sister, Mary Smith of Anaheim, Calif.; and one step-sister, Janet McCallister of Calif.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Winnifred Hennigar; by William "Bill" Bielefeld; one grandson, Daniel Tefft; two brothers, Don and Calvin Crass; and two stepsisters, Kay Austin and Jean Pierce.

Information available and condolences accepted at www.champion-bucheitfuneralhome.com

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home 641-732-3706.

[ Mason City Globe Gazette online, December 9, 2010 ]

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OSAGE, IOWA - Ada Mae Hennigar, 81, of Osage died Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage with the Rev. John Moser officiating.

Following services on Saturday cremation will take place. Inurnment will be at the Rockwell City Cemetery in Rockwell at a later date. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage with a Scripture wake service at 8 p.m.

Ada was born on September 22, 1929, at Rockwell, the daughter of Clifford and Alice (Gallinger) Hennigar. She was raised and educated in Rockwell. On June 18, 1949, she married William "Bill" Bielefeld in Rockwell. To this union, six children were born. They farmed in the Dougherty and Rockwell area and moved to Mason City in 1969.

Ada became a securities broker and was employed at A.C. Nielsen. She later moved to Osage to be near family. Although Ada and Bill divorced, they remained friends and enjoyed their family together. She enjoyed gardening, crafts, reading, crossword, number and word puzzles. Ada also enjoyed sports, especially the Atlanta Braves.

Ada is survived by her children, Margie (Glen) Hughes of Dixon, Ill., Kathy (John) McLaughlin of Mason City, Teri (Ollie) Jeffries of Osage, Jane (Ken "Orville") Henderson of Floyd, William (Dewita) Bielefeld of Lindstrom, Minn., Marc Bielefeld of Osage; 26 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, Layton Hennigar of Yakima, Wash., Jim (Mona) Hennigar of Fort Madison; one sister, Mary Smith of Anaheim, Calif.; and one step-sister, Janet McCallister of California.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepmother, Winnifred Hennigar; by William "Bill" Bielefeld; one grandson, Daniel Tefft; two brothers, Don and Calvin Crass; and two stepsisters, Kay Austin and Jean Pierce.

Information is available and condolences accepted at www.champion - bucheitfuneralhome.com.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 641-732-3706.

[ Globe Gazette online, December 10, 2010 ]