Rita L. (Brannen) HEMMER LENNING

LENNING, HEMMER, STALIANS, MAHONEY, BRANNEN, KADAVY, WEHENKEL, NICKOLITE, GOVERN, GOATES, SLAPNICHER, RERUCHA

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/1/2009 at 02:12:59

April 1, 2009
Fort Dodge Messenger, Iowa

GOLDFIELD - Rita L. Lenning, 56, of Goldfield, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Rita was born June 20, 1952 in David City, Nebraska to Clair and Lucille Brannen. She grew up in David City, Nebraska with 8 siblings. She attended St. Mary's Grade School and graduated from Aquinas High School in 1970. In 1972 she moved to Fremont, Nebraska where she resided for 28 years. She worked at Pendelton, Diers Ford, and she also owned and managed a retail business, MJT Lettering and Balloons. She also worked at the Fremont Answering Service for a short time and then became an insurance agent for National Farmers Union Insurance. In 2000 she moved to Goldfield, where she married Chuck Lenning on Sept. 13, 2002. While in Goldfield, Rita worked at the Well in Goldfield and Van Diest Supply in Webster City.

Survivors include her husband Chuck Lenning, her son Jeremy Hemmer (and wife Tonya), Siblings, Joyce Stalians, Clarice Lake, Sandi Mahoney, Tony Brannen, Kay Kadavy, Mary Wehenkel, Pat Brannen, and Renee Nickolite. Sister-in-law Debra Govern, sister-in-law Patti Lenning, sister-in-law Penny Goates, and brother-in-law Ed Lenning. Step children include Chad Lenning, Matt Lenning, Melissa Slapnicher, and Mark Lenning. Rita had 2 grandchildren, Mara and Chloe Hemmer. She also had 7 step grandchildren Carter, Grant, Elizabeth, Natalie, Malia, Micah, and Dylan. Rita was preceded in death by her parents, Clair and Lucille Brannen, brother-in-law Tony Rerucha, and niece Jordan Nickolite. There will be a private burial held at a later date. The family has requested no flowers or cards.