Heinsen, Ella

HEINSEN, GREMMELS, WEHRSPANN

Posted By: Ruth Maring - Volunteer Poster (email)
Date: 1/23/2009 at 11:08:11

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In Loving Memory 1912-2009 Ella Heinsen, 96, of Clinton, died Monday, January 5, 2009, at the Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2009, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 9, 2009, at the Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be in Clinton Lawn Cemetery. Ella Anna Marie Gremmels was born on February 9, 1912, in Oelwein, IA, the daughter of Charles and Christina (Wehrspann) Gremmels. She was a 1928 graduate of Maynard Consolidated High School. She attended and graduated from Iowa State University in 1932 with a degree in Child Development. She married Herman C. Heinsen on October 12, 1933, in Des Moines, IA; he died on January 11, 2007. She was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church. She was a lifetime member and past president of the Iowa PTA. She is survived by 3 sons, Donald Heinsen of Newbury Park, CA, Edward (Shirley) Heinsen of Granite Bay, CA, and Robert (Jane) Heinsen of Ankeny, IA; 7 grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband Herman, she was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, one sister, and one great-grandson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Lutheran Hour Ministries. Online condolences may be left by visiting www.snellzornig.com.Death date: Jan. 5, 2009
Published in the Clinton Herald from 1/6/2009 - 1/8/2009