Rose Mae (Rayhons) PLETCHER BAKER

RAYHONS, PLETCHER, BAKER, WELLIK, ANDERSON, STONER, ANDERSEN, HELPS, HELIN, FUNDERMANN, MATERN, OHRT, FARLEY, OLDHAM

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/30/2011 at 13:21:43

December 29, 1930 --- May 5, 2010

GARNER, IA — Rose Mae Baker, 79, of Garner died Wednesday (May 5, 2010) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Memorial services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Garner, with Father Brian Dellaert officiating. Inurnment will be at St. Boniface Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today, Friday, at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner, with a rosary at 5 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa.

Rose Mae Baker, the daughter of John and Beatta (Wellik) Rayhons, was born Dec. 29, 1930, on a farm northwest of Garner. She attended the rural schools of Garfield Township in Hancock County. Rose Mae then helped her family on the farm and worked at Northwestern Bell in Garner. On March 23, 1950, she was married to Darold Pletcher at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Duncan. They lived in Corwith until 1957, when they moved to Garner. On Nov. 14, 1982, Darold passed away. On June 1, 1985, she was married to Red Baker at St. Boniface Catholic Church.

Rose Mae worked at Goodnature's, Winnebago Industries and owned and operated Rose's Resale Shop in Garner until her retirement in 2000. Her family and her faith were a very important part of her life. She enjoyed dancing, camping, cooking, gardening and her dog, Meiko. She was a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church, Parish Society and the Garner Wa-Tan-Ye.

Rose Mae is survived by her husband, Red, of Garner; children, Lynn Pletcher, of Sacramento, Calif., LeAnn (George) Anderson, of Belmond, Perry (Trish) Pletcher, of Garner, Darla Pletcher, of Garner, Brenda Stoner (fiancé, Jim Andersen) of Iowa City, and Brad (Joyce) Pletcher, of Garner; step-children, Barbara (Randy) Helps, of Grimes, Debra Baker, of Urbandale, Mike Baker, of Carlisle, and Tim (Shari) Baker of Grimes; 12 grandchildren, Jesse Pletcher, Justin (Heather) Helin and their children, Katie and Jamin, Holly Anderson and her children, Ian, Olivia and Alex, Jamin (Holly) Anderson and their daughter, Gabrielle, Cody Fundermann, Ashley (Brett) Matern, Andrea Ohrt, Alexis Farley, Taylor Stoner, Lauren Stoner, Brandon (Melissa) Pletcher, Meagen Pletcher and Courtney Pletcher; eight stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat-grandchildren; a sister, Darlene Oldham, of Dubuque; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Darold; an infant daughter, Linda; grandson, Ryan; a brother, Leonard Rayhons; sisters-in-law, Emma Rayhons and Alice Rayhons; and a brother-in-law, Mike Oldham. Cataldo Funeral Home.