Schnuettgen, Rose Ann (1931 - 2016)

SCHNUETTGEN, HELLER, LEWIS, ARKFELD, TODALEN, FINKEN, THEILEN, GUBBELS, BUCKLEY, KENKEL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/1/2016 at 16:16:55

Name of deceased: Rose Ann Schnuettgen (nee Heller)

Aged: 84 yrs, 8 mo, 23 days

Residence: Avoca Specialty Care nursing home, Avoca, IA (since 2010)

Born: Dec. 22, 1931; Portsmouth, IA

Died: Sep. 14, 2016; Avoca Specialty Care nursing home, Avoca, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, Sep. 17, 2016; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima, Portsmouth, IA; burial was in St. Mary’s cemetery, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Children, Debbie (spouse, Ron) Lewis of Council Bluffs, IA, Mary Ann (spouse, Gene) Arkfeld of Colorado Springs, CO, Steve (spouse, Dede) Schnuettgen of Defiance, IA, and Chuck (spouse, Tracey) Schnuettgen of Mesa, AZ; grandchildren, Christine Lewis Todalen, Katie Lewis, Lindsey Arkfeld Hayward, Briana Schnuettgen and Sara Schnuettgen; siblings, Alvin Heller of Portsmouth, IA, Mary (spouse, Robert) Finken of Earling, IA, Richard Heller of Portsmouth, IA, Bonnie (spouse, Gene) Theilen of Denver, CO, Phillip (spouse, Doramae) Heller of Portsmouth, IA and Veral (spouse, Mary) Heller of AZ; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Henry and Frances (nee Gubbels) Heller; sisters, Elaine Buckley and Darlene Kenkel

Education: attended St. Mary’s Catholic Schools, Portsmouth, IA; graduated with the Class of 1949

Religious affiliation: baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA; after starting her own family, Rose Ann was an active with St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, IA, and served on the Altar Society there.

Military service: n/a

Marriage: August “Gus” Schnuettgen; July 15, 1952; St. Mary’s Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA

Employment: Worked at the grocery store in Portsmouth, IA while attending high school; she then moved to Omaha, NE and worked at Boys Town there. After her marriage, she was a homemaker and assisted with work on their farm.

Hobbies/Interests: gardening; loved to bake; was a Nebraska Cornhusker fan

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com