Rosenbeck, Erma Bnetta (1909 – 2008)

ROSENBECK, DOYLE, ZALK, PAULSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/1/2013 at 15:37:59

Name of deceased: Erma Bnetta Rosenbeck (nee Doyle)

Aged: 98 yrs, 8 mo, 22 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Home, Harlan, IA

Born: May 19, 1909, on the family farm east of Persia, IA. In 1930, the family moved from the farm into the town of Persia.

Died: Feb. 10, 2008, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008; St. John’s Lutheran Church, Persia, IA; Pastor Duane Anunson officiated. Burial was in the Shelby Cemetery in Shelby, IA.

Survived by: nieces; nephews; friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Warner and Marie (nee Paulsen) Doyle; husband of 58 years, Elmer (deceased July 11, 1996), sister- and brother-in-law, Elva and Monroe Zalk; nephew, Clifford Zalk.

Education: no information provided

Religious affiliation: lifelong member of St. John’s Lutheran Church,Persia, IA; had previously served as church treasurer

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Elmer Rosenbeck; March 10, 1938; place not indicated

Employment: switchboard operator at the Mutual Telephone office in Persia, IA

Hobbies/Interests: Erma and Elmer both enjoyed working in their garden and canning pickles and tomatoes. Erma also enjoyed quilting and crocheting as well as cooking and baking.

Sources: pauleyjones.com, ancestry.com