Mary Gertrude Petrostitch 1914-2009

PETROSTITCH ULLRICH BRENNER

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 1/8/2010 at 23:30:31

Mapleton Press
10 December 2009

Mary Petrositch, 95, of Danbury, Iowa entered her eternal rest Tuesday, December 1, 2009, at Burgess Health Care Center in Onawa, Iowa. The Funeral Mass was Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Danbury with Rev. Terry Roder officiating. Message in the music was provided by Julie Hamann songs included “How Great Thou Art”, “On Eagles Wings”, “Ave Maria” and “Prayer of St. Francis”. Pallbearers were Joe Christophersen, Dan Christophersen, Pete Christophersen, Tony Christophersen, Lisa Yockey and Rick McBride. Burial was in the Danbury Catholic Cemetery. Visitation was at the church Wednesday, December 2 after 2:00 p.m. with a Rosary by St, Mary’s Rosary Society at 3:00 p.m. and a Vigil Wake Service at 7:00 p.m. with Deacon Ray Rosburg officiating.

Mary Gertrude Petrositch was born the second of seven children to John and Gertrude (Ullrich) Brenner on November 26, 1914, Thanksgiven Day on a farm north of Mapleton, Iowa. She celebrated her final birthday on Thanksgiven Day, 2009. She attended St. Mary’s Grade School in Mapleton, Iowa and graduated from Mapleton High School with the class of 1932. She taught country school in the Mapleton-Danbury area until 1937.

On June 7, 1937, she was united in marriage to Albert (Butch) Petrositch at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Mapleton. To this union three children were born. Mary and her husband owned and operated the family farm north of Danbury until Butch’s death in 1968. She then continued the farming business with her son Bill until 1977, when she retired. Mary moved to Danbury in 1984.

Mary was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Danbury and of its Rosary Society having served two terms as its president and as circle leader various times through the year. She was an avid card player and belonged to many card clubs during her “Shuffling” career. She also spent much time quilting and gardening.

Mary is survived by her two daughters, Ann and her husband Alvin Christophersen and Jan Petrostitch, all of Danbury; five grandchildren, Joe (Shelly) Christophersen, Dan (Donna) Christophersen, Pete (Tracey) Christophersen, Tony Christophersen, and Lisa Yockey; six great grandchildren; three sisters, Alice (John) Holck of Fremont, Nebraska, Rose Ann (Herchul) Tice of Sioux City, Iowa and Joan Hamann of Yanton, South Dakota and one sister-in-law, Adele Brenner of Mapleton, Iowa.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1968; her son Bill in 2000; a sister Helen Rivers and brothers, Norbert and Myron Brenner and a grandson-in-law, Rick Yockey.

Armstrong Funeral Home of Danbury and Mapleton, Iowa was in charge of the arrangements.