Anna Mae (Hill) BRINTON

BRINTON, HILL, SATRE, KNOLL, MEINTS, FARDELL, PIERSON, BURTNESS, LUNDGREN, HAWKINS, BRINTON, DAUGAARD, DORAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/19/2011 at 15:56:27

August 2, 1922 --- April 16, 2011

BELMOND, IA - Anna Mae (Hill) Brinton, 88, of Belmond, most recently a resident of the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond, died Saturday April, 16, 2011, at the Rehabilitation Center surrounded by the love, prayers, and care of her loving family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 21, at Trinity Lutheran Church, 304 Third Avenue Northeast, Belmond. Carolyn Pflibsen, AIM, will be officiating. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 20, 5-7 p.m., at the Andrews Funeral Home, 516 First Street S.E., Belmond, and continue one hour prior to the services at church on Thursday. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial in Anna Mae's name may wish to consider Hospice of Wright County, Trinity Lutheran Church, or to their own choice.

Anna Mae Hill, the daughter of Andrew Morgan and Anna Georgena (Satre) Hill, was born Aug. 2, 1922, in Stanhope. She was educated in the Stanhope School District and graduated in 1940. She married Marshall "Homer" Brinton on Oct. 23, 1941, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, in Stanhope. Anna Mae and Homer farmed at Stanhope and Fertile, from 1941-1963. They then purchased the Belmond Hotel in 1963 and operated it until it was destroyed by the tornado on Oct. 14, 1966. Anna worked as a diagnostic soil technician for US Steel in Belmond. From 1966-1998 Anna and Homer drove Winnebago motor homes for Morgan Drive Away in Forest City, and for Lifetime in Mason City. Anna and Homer lived in Apache Junction and Queens Creek, Ariz., for 14 years during the winter months, and resided in Belmond, during their summer months together. During their life journey together it was a rare occasion when you might find Anna Mae without Homer or vice versa, they were truly a partnership. Following Homer's passing Anna Mae looked forward to times, gatherings, and even some spontaneous travels with her children. Her husband, children, and grandchildren were the most treaured parts of her entire life. She was a terrific cook and when her children and their families visited her home, they could always count on wonderful aromas of their favorite meals and desserts coming from her kitchen if she knew they were coming. She would always prepare with her loving and heart special meals for them all, such as Ham Balls, Creamed Chicken and Biscuits, Creamed Peas, and countless other delicious foods. She was a beautiful lady of strong values, and taught her children the mean of rules, obedience, and a whole lot of love. In recent years, since Homer's passing, Anna Mae was a resident of the Hampton Care Center and the Belmond Rehabilitation where she resided at the time of her passing away. Anna Mae was an active member of the Fertile and Belmond Lutheran Churches, participating in Circles, Ladies Aid, Bible Study, and teaching Sunday School and Bible School. Anna Mae's greatest blessing in life was her family and her faith.

Anna Mae is preceded in death by her parents, Andrew Morgan Hill and Anna Georgena (Satre) Hill, her husband Homer, and two grandchildren, Emily Morgan Knoll and Benjamin Scott Meints, her sisters, Olive Fardell, Gladys Pierson, Fern Hill, and a brother, Idres Hill. Those left to cherish Anna Mae's memory are her children: Diane M. Burtness (Lance) of Branson, Mo., grandchildren: Ellen (Burtness) Lundgren, (Todd) of Fertile, great grandson, Zack Lundgren; grandson, John Burtness (Valerie) Clear Lake, great-grandsons, Chase Burtness and Cameron Burtness; Donna Brinton Hawkins (Ron) Belle Plaine, Minn., granddaughter, Katie Hawkins and special friend Robert James; Mark Brinton (Margaret), San Diego, Calif., granddaughter, Dr. Anne Brinton, State College, Pa., grandson, Joel Brinton (Marie Jose), Redwood City, Calif; Mary Brinton, Grand Junction, Colo., grandson, Jamie (Heather) Daugaard, Parker, Colo, great grandson, Caden and Ryken; granddaughter, Jenny Scott Brinton, great- grandchildren, Ashley, Jamie and Tristan Brinton, Grand Junction, Colo., granddaughter, Nikki F. Doran, Fullerton, Calif., and Zachary Doran, Grand Junction, Colo; Deborah Knoll (Kevin), Belmond; and Lisa Meints (Rodney), Belmond, grandchildren, Merissa, Austin, Taylor and Nicholas Meints, all of Belmond. Her grandchildren: Ellen (Burtness) Lundgren, John Burtness, Jamie Daugaard, Jenny Scott Brinton, Anne Brinton, Joel Brinton, Katie Hawkins, Nicole Doran, Zachary Doran, Merissa Meints, Austin Meints, Taylor Meints, and Nicholas Meints; her in-laws, Gene (Nola) Brinton, Willmar, Minn., and Lucille Brinton, Chandler, Ariz. Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, IA.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
April 19, 2011