Schneberger, Germaine Johanna 1925 - 2018
SCHNEBERGER, HUINKER, BUTTERFIELD, ZUMACH, HANKEN
Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:43
Germaine Schneberger, age 93, of Calmar, IA, died on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society in West Union, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Church, 2351 County Road B32, Festina, IA, with Rev. Robert Gross presiding. Burial will be in Church Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 20, 2018 at the Festina Parish Center in Festina, IA and also after 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at the church. There will be a rosary at 5:00 p.m., on Friday at the Parish Center.
Germaine Johanna Schneberger, 93, daughter of Hubert and Albina (Huinker) Schneberger, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Society Home in West Union, Iowa. Germaine was born on Wednesday, February 4, 1925 on the family farm, south of Festina, the first of thirteen children. She attended grade school at St. Mary’s in Festina.
Germaine pursued employment beyond the family farm, working for quite a few years for families with newborns, assisting new mothers and caring for the babies. In the 1950s she went to work housekeeping and being a nanny for the Fritz Carlson family, Garth, Lara and Brad, fondly caring for and enjoying their life adventures and times together. Germaine spent her weekdays in Decorah with the Carlson family and returning home on weekends. After retirement in 1992, Germaine took a job cleaning the City of Calmar Library, giving her the opportunity of getting a good supply of new books, as reading was one of her passions. Germaine hosted many family gatherings at her home in Calmar. Her great cooking, baking and canning were prized by all of her family and friends. The many activities that Germaine enjoyed were quilting, playing cards, gardening, working on puzzles, reading her Harlequins and watching baseball games, especially the Chicago Cubs. A CUB highlight for her was a limousine ride to Wrigley Field, sitting three rows behind the batter’s box and home plate. She watched Sammy Sosa hit three home runs, just for her. Germaine's handcrafted quilts, which she made for every family member that got married or had a baby, are part of her special legacy. Germaine was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church and Rosary Society. She was also a member of the Halvorsen-Giesen Unit 266 of the American Legion Auxiliary, Calmar, Iowa from 1982 to the present.
Germaine is survived by her brothers and sisters: Robert (Anna May) of West Union, Kenneth (Ethel Mae) of New Hampton, Marie (Vern, deceased) of Fremont, NE, James (Alma, deceased) of Calmar, Gerald (Audrey, deceased) of Venice FL., Margaret (Milo, deceased) of LaCrosse, WI, Paul (Lori) of Mansfield, TX, Lois of Scottsdale, AZ, Duane of Twin Falls, ID and Sister In Law, Marcie (LeRoy, deceased) of Ft. Atkinson. Germaine is further survived by Nieces and nephews, Roxanne, Galen (Diann), Larry (Terry), Brian (Dianne), Joseph (Angie), Jean (Kevin), Allan (Carolyn), Coral; June, Diann (Dennis), Lynn (Dean), John (Jennifer); Steve (Connie), Randy, Lee (Lisa), Sue, Kevin (Tamera), Cindy, Gary (Patricia), Todd Jesse (Dina); Dean (Marie); Sandra (JoD), Scott (Rita), Beth Ann, Michael, Corey (Terri); Marilyn, Sharon (Todd), Dennis (Charity), Nancy (Kevin); Amy (Frank); Tricia (Ken), David (Ann); Jill (Jack), Robin (Chris) and all of their families.
Germaine was preceeded in death by her parents, Hubert (1963) and Albina (2001); Siblings, Alice Schneberger, Agnes Butterfield, and Leroy Schneberger. Sisters In Laws, Alma Schneberger and Audrey Schneberger; Brothers In-Law, Milo Zumach and Vern Hanken; Nephews, Britt and Mark Butterfield, and Kenneth Hanken.
The family is very grateful for the care Germaine received at Good Samaritan Society Home and the nurses of the St. Croix Hospice. A very loving thank you to Marie Schneberger(Dean) for her many years of compassionate care and for being there every step of the way for Germaine and her Family.
Source: Schluter - Balik Funeral Home database
Our Lady of Seven Dolors Cemetery
Winneshiek Obituaries maintained by Jeff Getchell.
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