Trefren, Mary Kathryn 1924-2016

TREFREN, ROSENBAUM, CARTER

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/5/2017 at 15:36:40

Mary Kathryn Trefren, 91 of Sioux City, Iowa and formerly of Akron, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at Casa De Paz Health Care Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

Per her wishes, Mary will be cremated and her family will have a private burial at Riverside Cemetery in Akron, Iowa at a later date. Arrangements are with the Rexwinkel-Schroeder Funeral Home in Akron, Iowa.

Mary Kathryn Rosenbaum was born on August 29, 1924 in Westfield, Iowa to Merdith and Elizabeth (Carter) Rosebaum. She attended country school in Plymouth County and high school in Westfield, Iowa. After high school she began working at the Akron Hospital. She was united in marriage to Robert Franklin Trefren on June 3, 1945 in Madison County, Nebraska. Early on they lived near Westfield and later made their home in Akron, Iowa. Robert passed away in 1997. After their children were raised, she went back to work at the Akron Hospital. She later went to work for Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa until she retired. Mary was a member of the First Baptist Church and the V.F.W. Auxiliary. Mary enjoyed doing crafts, spending time outdoors, and reading.

Mary is survived by her daughter, Sandy (Dave) Nelson of Sioux City, Iowa; granddaughter, Christy Lee Clark; great grandchildren: Austin Main Reynolds and Kenneth Edward Clark; and several nieces and nephews.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Trefren; daughter, Paulette Richters; grandson, Corey Michael Blake; brothers: Frank Rosenbaum, Main Rosenbaum, Harry Rosenbaum, Arthur Rosenbaum, Theodore Rosenbaum, and Walter Rosenbaum; sisters: Alta Seymor, Fern Allen, Marcella Hamman, and Phobe Rosenbaum; and two siblings in infancy.

Rexwinkel-Schroeder Funeral Home
Akron, IA