courtesy of Earnest-Johnson Funeral Home
Rena R. Drefke, 92, of Spencer, Iowa, and formerly of Marcus, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2009, at Riverview Terrace in Spencer.
Funeral services will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009, at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. James Gruber will officiate. Burial will follow at Marcus–Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Monday at the church, with the family present to greet friends.
Rena Ruth Drefke was born on November 27, 1916, on her family's farm in Grand Meadow Township, Cherokee County, Iowa, one of three children born to Warren and Maud (Whitmer) Baker. She attended Grand Meadow Consolidated School, graduating from high school in 1934. Following her education Rena worked as a bookkeeper for the Grand Meadow School Superintendent, the Grand Meadow Store, and Nagle Brothers Clothing Store in Marcus.
On August 17, 1941, Rena and Forest "Frosty" Drefke were united in marriage at her parents' home in Grand Meadow. They made their home in Douglas, Arizona, while Frosty served his country in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war they made their home on a farm near Marcus. Rena assisted Frosty with farming until their retirement in 1977. Frosty passed away on December 10, 1984 and Rena remained on the farm until moving to Riverview Terrace in Spencer in 2002.
Rena was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus and participated in Ladies' Aid. She also enjoyed taking trips with her sister Fern.
She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Neal Drefke and his wife Cindy of Spencer; a daughter, Julie Wittrock and her husband Ron of Tomahawk, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Rhonda and John Repinski of Tomahawk, Craig Wittrock of Moriarty, New Mexico, Chris and Judit Pauling of Sarasota, Florida, Lyndsey Hoppe of Austin, Minnesota, and Beau Hoppe of Ames, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Lexi Repinski, Matthew Wittrock, Skyler Richmond, and Juliet Pauling.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Forest; grandchildren, Dean and Kristy Wittrock; a sister, Fern Goodmanson; and a brother, Lester Baker.
Rena R. Drefke, 92, of Spencer, Iowa, and formerly of Marcus, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2009, at Riverview Terrace in Spencer.
Funeral services will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009, at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. James Gruber will officiate. Burial will follow at Marcus–Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Monday at the church, with the family present to greet friends.
Rena Ruth Drefke was born on November 27, 1916, on her family's farm in Grand Meadow Township, Cherokee County, Iowa, one of three children born to Warren and Maud (Whitmer) Baker. She attended Grand Meadow Consolidated School, graduating from high school in 1934. Following her education Rena worked as a bookkeeper for the Grand Meadow School Superintendent, the Grand Meadow Store, and Nagle Brothers Clothing Store in Marcus.
On August 17, 1941, Rena and Forest "Frosty" Drefke were united in marriage at her parents' home in Grand Meadow. They made their home in Douglas, Arizona, while Frosty served his country in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war they made their home on a farm near Marcus. Rena assisted Frosty with farming until their retirement in 1977. Frosty passed away on December 10, 1984 and Rena remained on the farm until moving to Riverview Terrace in Spencer in 2002.
Rena was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus and participated in Ladies' Aid. She also enjoyed taking trips with her sister Fern.
She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Neal Drefke and his wife Cindy of Spencer; a daughter, Julie Wittrock and her husband Ron of Tomahawk, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Rhonda and John Repinski of Tomahawk, Craig Wittrock of Moriarty, New Mexico, Chris and Judit Pauling of Sarasota, Florida, Lyndsey Hoppe of Austin, Minnesota, and Beau Hoppe of Ames, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Lexi Repinski, Matthew Wittrock, Skyler Richmond, and Juliet Pauling.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Forest; grandchildren, Dean and Kristy Wittrock; a sister, Fern Goodmanson; and a brother, Lester Baker.
courtesy of Earnest-Johnson Funeral Home
Rena R. Drefke, 92, of Spencer, Iowa, and formerly of Marcus, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2009, at Riverview Terrace in Spencer.
Funeral services will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009, at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. James Gruber will officiate. Burial will follow at Marcus–Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Monday at the church, with the family present to greet friends.
Rena Ruth Drefke was born on November 27, 1916, on her family's farm in Grand Meadow Township, Cherokee County, Iowa, one of three children born to Warren and Maud (Whitmer) Baker. She attended Grand Meadow Consolidated School, graduating from high school in 1934. Following her education Rena worked as a bookkeeper for the Grand Meadow School Superintendent, the Grand Meadow Store, and Nagle Brothers Clothing Store in Marcus.
On August 17, 1941, Rena and Forest "Frosty" Drefke were united in marriage at her parents' home in Grand Meadow. They made their home in Douglas, Arizona, while Frosty served his country in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war they made their home on a farm near Marcus. Rena assisted Frosty with farming until their retirement in 1977. Frosty passed away on December 10, 1984 and Rena remained on the farm until moving to Riverview Terrace in Spencer in 2002.
Rena was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus and participated in Ladies' Aid. She also enjoyed taking trips with her sister Fern.
She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Neal Drefke and his wife Cindy of Spencer; a daughter, Julie Wittrock and her husband Ron of Tomahawk, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Rhonda and John Repinski of Tomahawk, Craig Wittrock of Moriarty, New Mexico, Chris and Judit Pauling of Sarasota, Florida, Lyndsey Hoppe of Austin, Minnesota, and Beau Hoppe of Ames, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Lexi Repinski, Matthew Wittrock, Skyler Richmond, and Juliet Pauling.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Forest; grandchildren, Dean and Kristy Wittrock; a sister, Fern Goodmanson; and a brother, Lester Baker.
Rena R. Drefke, 92, of Spencer, Iowa, and formerly of Marcus, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2009, at Riverview Terrace in Spencer.
Funeral services will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 11, 2009, at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. James Gruber will officiate. Burial will follow at Marcus–Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 12 noon on Monday at the church, with the family present to greet friends.
Rena Ruth Drefke was born on November 27, 1916, on her family's farm in Grand Meadow Township, Cherokee County, Iowa, one of three children born to Warren and Maud (Whitmer) Baker. She attended Grand Meadow Consolidated School, graduating from high school in 1934. Following her education Rena worked as a bookkeeper for the Grand Meadow School Superintendent, the Grand Meadow Store, and Nagle Brothers Clothing Store in Marcus.
On August 17, 1941, Rena and Forest "Frosty" Drefke were united in marriage at her parents' home in Grand Meadow. They made their home in Douglas, Arizona, while Frosty served his country in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. After the war they made their home on a farm near Marcus. Rena assisted Frosty with farming until their retirement in 1977. Frosty passed away on December 10, 1984 and Rena remained on the farm until moving to Riverview Terrace in Spencer in 2002.
Rena was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus and participated in Ladies' Aid. She also enjoyed taking trips with her sister Fern.
She will be lovingly remembered by her son, Neal Drefke and his wife Cindy of Spencer; a daughter, Julie Wittrock and her husband Ron of Tomahawk, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Rhonda and John Repinski of Tomahawk, Craig Wittrock of Moriarty, New Mexico, Chris and Judit Pauling of Sarasota, Florida, Lyndsey Hoppe of Austin, Minnesota, and Beau Hoppe of Ames, Iowa; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Lexi Repinski, Matthew Wittrock, Skyler Richmond, and Juliet Pauling.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Forest; grandchildren, Dean and Kristy Wittrock; a sister, Fern Goodmanson; and a brother, Lester Baker.
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