Assman, Charlotte Frances (1928 - 2013)

ASSMAN, HANSEN, WILWERDING, SCHABEN, HOOKER, HENDERSON, CHURCHILL, SONDERMAN, POLLARD, BLUM, WETTENGEL, SHIELDS, STRACKE, HARRIS, GRAEVE, VOSS, MOORE

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/23/2013 at 16:54:33

Name of deceased: Charlotte Frances Assman (nee Shields)

Aged: 84 yrs, 10 mo

Residence: Dunlap, IA

Born: Dec. 18, 1928, Dunlap, IA

Died: Oct. 18, 2013, at home in Earling, IA, with all 14 of her children at her bedside

Funeral services: Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Earling, IA; burial was at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Earling, IA

Survived by: Sisters, Phyllis (spouse, Darrell) Hansen, Barb Stracke, Mary (spouse, Ray) Wilwerding; brother-in-law, Jerry (spouse, Ollie) Assman; sister-in-laws, Carole (spouse, Dennis) Schaben, Eunice Assman; sons, Kenneth Assman, Mark (spouse, Cathy) Assman, Steve (spouse, Jackie) Assman, Jim (spouse, Debbie) Assman, Paul (spouse, Jody) Assman, Charles (spouse, Janice) Assman, Brad (spouse, Trisha) Assman; daughters, Nancy (spouse, Thomas) Hooker, Cindy (spouse, Todd) Henderson, Diana Churchill, Sheila (spouse, Sam) Sonderman, Julie (spouse, Greg) Pollard, Brenda (spouse, Bryan) Blum; 45 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Philip Shields and Barbara (nee Wettengel) Shields; husband of 48 years, Sylvester "Puppy" Assman (deceased Aug. 16, 1995); daughter-in-law, Gayle Assman, son-in-law, Dr. Duane Harris; sisters, Joanne Graeve, Loretta Voss, and Genevieve Moore

Education: Dunlap, IA

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Patricks Catholic Church in Dunlap, IA; became an active member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling, IA, after moving there in 1989. She was a member of Catholic Daughters of the Americas, St. Katherine’s Court #0266 of Earling, IA for 54 years

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Sylvester “Puppy” Assman; April 8, 1947, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Dunlap, IA

Employment: homemaker

Hobbies/Interests: Charlotte was an excellent cook and baker; raising a large family required many sacrifices, but she always saw to the needs of her husband and children. Her gracious nature became an example for all of her family and friends.

Sources: nonpareilonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com