Ethel Lorraine Gibbs

BECKER, GAFFNEY, GIBBS, GOETZINGER, HOTCHKISS, LANGEL, MOHR, SCHIESS, SCHMIDT, SCHMITT, STEFFEN

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Date: 10/16/2013 at 22:14:32

The daughter of Joseph and Hannah Steffen Mohr, Ethel Lorraine Gibbs was born May 29, 1920 at Graf, Iowa , where she grew up and attended grade school.

Gilbert Gibbs and Ethel were united in marriage on July 4, 1936, at Graf, Iowa. To this union were born eight children: Alan, Judy, Rusty, Susy, Janice, Tim, Tom, and Scott. They farmed near Graf and Dundee, Iowa until moving into the town of Dundee in 1954. Gilbert entered into his eternal rest on May 22, 1973. Health issues caused Ethel to move to the Edgewood Convalescent Home in 2002.

Ethel was a former member of the Dundee Women’s PTA; attended Dundee Senior Citizen’s Mealsite; taught CCD classes at St. Mary’s of Lamont and was a member of St. Mary’s Rosary Sodality. Being a life long die hard St. Louis Cardinals’ fan, she enjoyed many games at Busch Stadium at.

At the age of 93 years, Ethel entered into her eternal rest on Monday, July 15, 2013. at the Edgewood Convalescent Home. Preceding her in death were her parents, Joe and Hannah Mohr, her husband Gilbert; her son Alan; grandson Doug Gibbs; great granddaughter Brandi Bond; two brothers: Leonard and Lewis; and four sisters: Regina Schmitt, Mary Becker, Maggie Goetzinger, and Alice Schmidt.

She is survived by four sons: Rusty (Vicki) Gibbs of Lamont; Tim (Barb) Gibbs of Peoria, IL; Tom (Becky) Gibbs of Dundee; and Scott (Elaine) Gibbs of Dundee; three daughters: Susy (Alfred) Hotchkiss of Lamont; Janice (Dan) Langel of Dundee; and Judy (Larry) Gaffney of Waterloo; twenty four grandchildren; forty two great grandchildren; seven great great grandchildren; daughter in law Rosalind Gibbs; brother in law Don (Grace) Gibbs of Dundee and sister in law Marian Schiess of Waterloo.

Funeral services will be 10:30 A.M. on Friday, July 19, 2013 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Edgewood, Iowa with Father Stephen A. Lundgren officiating. Lector will be April Langel. Music provided by Darrell Lendt. Interment will be in St. Albert’s Cemetery at Lamont. Friends may call for visitation from 4 PM until 7 PM Thursday, July 18 and after 9:30 Friday at St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Edgewood.. Fawcett Funeral Homes and Cremation Services of Lamont are assisting the family with arrangements. Call 319-935-3327 For more information telephone 319-935-3327 or go to the website at: www.fawcettsfuneralhome.com under obituaries.