Therese C. Stracke (1931-2003)

STRACKE

Posted By: Oregon Rains
Date: 4/10/2003 at 22:45:16

The Daily Nonpareil
1 April 2003

Therese C. Stracke

Funeral Mass for Therese C. Stracke, 71, of Council Bluffs will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Queen of the Apostles Church with the Rev. Dan Kirby, pastor, officiating.

Mrs. Stracke died March 30 at home.

She was born Nov. 26, 1931, in Portsmouth to Peter and Elizabeth (Clark) Wehr. She moved to Council Bluffs in 1956. She was a 1949 graduate of St. Boniface High School in Westphalia. She was a bookkeeper for Carrier Heating & Air Conditioning for 35 years and after retirement worked for Designer Blinds. She was a member of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, Altar & Rosary Society, Eagles Club and the American-Italian Heritage.

Mrs. Stracke was preceded in death by her husband, Norbert S. "Nub," on Aug. 22, 2002.

Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Darigol and husband, Gary, of Selah, Wash., and Mary Jane Digilio and husband, John, of Omaha; four sisters, Doris Orr of Tulsa, Okla., Mary Lou Patten and husband, Harold, of Council Bluffs, Darlene Weiser and husband, Don, of Auburn, Wash., and Maxine Brue of Vega, Texas; brother, Joseph Wehr, and wife, Agnes, of Westphalia; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.

Wake service tonight at 7 at Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home with the Rev. Mr. John Digilio, son-in-law, officiating, followed by visitation until 8:30. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery with a lunch following at Queen of the Apostles Great Hall.

Memorials may be offered to Queen of the Apostles Church or St. Albert Schools.

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