Finken, Rita Theresa (Hastert) (1938 - 2023)

FINKEN, HASTERT, KOESTER, HOPPER, HANSEN, KAUFMANN, ESSER, RUESCHENBERG

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/8/2023 at 15:51:27

Name of deceased: Rita Theresa Finken (nee Hastert)

Aged: 85 yrs, 4 mo, 4 days

Residence: Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: May 22, 1938; Panama, Shelby County, IA

Died: Sep. 26, 2023; Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, Oct. 2, 2023; St. Michael's Catholic Church, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Janet Koester of Harlan, IA, Dave (spouse, Jill) Finken of Waverly, NE, Mary Jo (spouse, Glenn) Hopper of Olathe, KS, Diane (spouse, Neil) Hansen of Harlan, IA, and Bill (spouse, Paula) Finken of Carroll, IA; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, August and Mary (nee Kaufmann) Hastert; husband, Bill Finken; son-in-law, Larry Koester; siblings, George Hastert, Christopher Hastert, Jacob Hastert, Joseph Hastert, Alice Esser, Pete Hastert, and Anna Rueschenberg

Education: Attended school at St. Mary’s Catholic School, Panama, IA

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: William “Bill” Finken; Aug. 27, 1957; St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Panama, IA

Employment: Employed by Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA, for over 24 years, working in the cafeteria

Hobbies/Interests: Loved to bake

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com