Erma (Meseck) Ockenga 1923 - 2016

OCKENGA, MESECK, PHILLIPS, JURGENS, WALKER, SIEVERS, BRAMLEY, FLINN

Posted By: Linda H. Meyers (email)
Date: 2/11/2017 at 15:16:48

Erma Ockenga, 92, of Nevada, passed away Thursday, July 21, 2016, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.

Erma was born Aug. 24, 1923, in Charter Oak, Iowa, the daughter of August and Ida (Henning) Meseck. On Dec. 19, 1943, she was united in marriage to Joseph Ockenga in Coleman, S.D. Erma enjoyed needlepoint, crocheting and spending time with her family.

Erma is survived by her son, Joel (Debbie) Ockenga; her daughter, Roxanne (Dan) Phillips; her grandchildren: Shelley Jurgens, Stacie (Joe) Walker, Tracie (Cory) Sievers, Tommy (Krista) Bramley, Phillip Bramley, Amber (Tommy) Flinn, Erin Phillips and her fiancé Michael Greenlee and Quinton Ockenga; 11 great-grandchildren.

Erma was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two daughters: Joy Haaland and Rita Wolf; two brothers; and three sisters.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, July 25, at Seventh Day Adventist Church in Nevada with burial to follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery near Nevada. Family will greet friends at the church beginning at 11:30 a.m. until service time.

Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada is handling arrangements. www.rasmussonfh.com