Perrett, Vernis M. (Mrs. George L.) 1932-2019

PERRETT, KOOB, HODAPP

Posted By: Marjorie Brunsting-Volunteer (email)
Date: 6/13/2021 at 20:33:36

Vernis M. Perret, 87, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019, at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2019, at Holy Cross Parish-Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church; Father Roger Linnan officiating. A visitation with family present will be held Sunday, December 22, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, 3220 Stone Park Boulevard. A Rosary will be prayed beginning at 5:00 p.m. with a Vigil Service to follow at 5:30 p.m.

Vernis was born on November 22, 1932, in Granville, Iowa, to John and Margaret (Koob) Hodapp. She graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in Granville. She then attended Commercial Extension Business School in Omaha, Nebraska. Following completion, she began her working life at Knapp & Spencer Company Wholesale Hardware, in Sioux City, Iowa, from 1951 to 1959. It was there that she met the love of her life, George L. Perret. Vernis and George were married on November 29, 1958, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Granville. They recently celebrated 61 years of marriage. To this union two daughters were born, Kathleen Perret and Jeanine (Perret) Murtha. In their younger years, Vernis stayed home to care for the girls. She later returned to work for Dividend Gas for six year and the Woodbury County Treasurer Office for 23 years until her retirement. Vernis was a 75-year member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. She and George enjoyed bowling, and she had a fondness for gardening and bird watching. She will forever be remembered as the loving care giver for her extended family, planning many gatherings and reunions, as well as caring for her co-workers, her many friends, their family members and her grandchildren. This, along with her fervent love of the practice of her Catholic faith, defined what she believed to be her mission in life.

Survivors left to cherish her memory are her husband George Perret of Sioux City; her daughter Kathy Perret of Sioux City, her daughter and son-in-law Jeani and Scott Murtha, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, along with their children Andy (Caroline) Murtha, of San Antonio, Texas, Kevin Murtha, of Apple Valley, California, Jenny (Andrew) Augustine of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Craig (Jenna) Murtha of Chaska, Minnesota; great-grandchildren Claire Murtha, of San Antonio, Texas, and Bennett Augustine, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; brothers-in-law Pete Perret, Ron (Carol) Perret, and Frank Holford, all of Colorado, maternal Aunt Fran Koob, and many loving cousins, nieces, and nephews throughout the country.

Vernis was preceded in death by her parents, her infant brother Orville, her brother and sister-in-law Emmett and Mary Hodapp, and many brothers and sisters-in-law of George’s family.

The family would like to thank the tremendous and compassionate care of the staff of MercyOne Medical Center, all medical personnel who have cared for her over the years, and her kind and generous neighbors, friends, and family; beautiful examples of true mercy in action.

Although it is hard to say goodbye, we are happy that she is now peaceful in heaven with the many loved ones she has said goodbye to over the years.

Source: Meyer Brothers Funeral Homes online obituary.