Anne M. O'Rourke

Anne M. O'Rourke
June 09, 1924 - November 04, 2012
North English, Iowa
Visitation: 4 PM to 8 PM November 06, 2012 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA
Funeral Service: 10:00 AM November 07, 2012 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, North English, Iowa
Interment: November 07, 2012 at Armah Cemetery, rural North English, Iowa
Anne M. O'Rourke, age 88, died suddenly on Sunday, November 4, 2012. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English with the Rev. Joseph Roost presiding. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm Tuesday, November 6th at the Powell Funeral Home in North English. Burial will be in the Armah Cemetery, rural North English. A memorial fund has been established for the North English QRS. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries. Anne M. O'Rourke was born on June 9, 1924, in the Clear Creek Community near Keota, the daughter of Michael and Margaret Greiner Sieren. She attended school at Clear Creek. Anne was united in marriage to Joseph Robert O'Rourke on November 28, 1946 at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. They lived in Keota a year before moving to the farm near North English. They moved into town in 1980. Anne worked 30 years at the English Valley Care Center. She enjoyed being on the farm, wintering in Arizona, gardening, playing cards, cooking and especially spending time with her family, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by her children: Joanne Broadus; Bob (Marty) O'Rourke of North English, IA; Tom (Maggie) O'Rourke of Earlham, IA; Angie (Gregg) Hartwig of Iowa City, IA; 10 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren; sisters: Corrine Lenaghan and Theresa Peiffer; sisters-in-law Pat Sieren and Theresa O'Rourke. Anne was preceded in death by her parents, husband Joe in 2006, daughters Carolyn & Margaret O'Rourke, a granddaughter Katelyn O'Rourke, son-in-law Jerry Broadus, brothers: infants Leo & Albert, Raymond, Carl, Leonard, Joe, Elmer Paul Sieren and Sister Helen Sieren.