Herr, Mary Romaine 1917-2003

HERR, FABER, NOTHEM, SNYDER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 8/26/2008 at 11:10:57

LE MARS, Iowa -- Romaine Herr, 85, of Le Mars passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in Le Mars.

Services will be 2 p.m. today at Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home in Le Mars, with the Rev. Jim Tigges of St. James Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Holy Name Cemetery in Marcus, Iowa. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home.

Mary Romaine Faber was born Oct. 11, 1917 at Remsen, Iowa, the daughter of Anna (Nothem) and Frank Faber. She graduated from Remsen St. Mary's High School and worked at the bowling alley. It was there she met J. Marshall Snyder.

The couple were married on Oct. 11, 1943, at Marcus. They farmed near Marcus and later moved to town. Marshall passed away in August 1965. Romaine remained in Marcus to raise her family and worked at the local grocery store.

Romaine married Donald Maurice Herr on Jan. 4, 1979, at Sioux Falls, S.D. They made their home in Marcus. Donald passed away on March 7, 1987. Romaine moved to Le Mars and also lived in Brandon, S.D., prior to returning to Le Mars. She made her home at Floyd Valley Apartments. She lived with her daughter, Julie for a year prior to her move to Brentwood Good Samaritan Center on April 1. She passed away a day later at Brentwood.

Romaine enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening, crossword, jigsaw and word search puzzles, drawing and sketching, playing bingo, traveling and rock hunting.

She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Ron Snyder and his wife, Esther of Indianola, Iowa, Dave Snyder and his wife, Patti of Clear Lake, Iowa, Julie Nilles and her husband, Tony of Le Mars, and Vicki Bowers and her husband, Mike of Madison, S.D.; 24 grandchildren; and 30 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, J. Marshall and Donald; a granddaughter, Melanie; two grandsons, Jeff and Jon; two sisters, Sylvia Webb and Vernie Peters; and four brothers, Milton, Ray, Lester and Art Faber.

~Source: The Sioux City Journal--part of the D. Easton Obituary Collection