Lucille Werning

Lucille Werning
October 05, 1920 - February 22, 2010
Dassel, MN, formerly of Keota
Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. March 04, 2010 at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church
Visitation: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. March 04, 2010 at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church
Interment: March 04, 2010 at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St. Mary Cemetery
KEOTA-Lucille Werning, 89, of Dassel, MN passed away peacefully February 22, 2010 at Lakeview Ranch after a courageous battle with dementia. Lucille was born on October 5, 1920 the eighth of nine children of Joseph and Mary Becker Pieper on the family farm near Van Horne. She graduated from Newhall High School in 1937 and married William F. Werning at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Van Horne on November 25, 1941. After marriage, Bill and Lucille lived in Cedar Rapids and she became a homemaker to begin raising five children. From Cedar Rapids they moved to Van Horne, Ida Grove, Eldora, DeWitt, Albia, and to Keota in 1967. She moved to Martina Place, Johnston in 2006 and Lakeview Ranch, Dassel, MN in 2008. Lucille had several interests and particularly enjoyed spending time with her family, cooking, baking, gardening, canning, flowers, attending daily mass, reading, playing bridge, crossword puzzles, and spoiling her cat Clara. Her memberships included Holy Trinity Parish, St Mary's Altar and Rosary Society and the prayer line; Fortnightly Club; bridge club; Lagos Acres; and the library board. Survivors include sons Bill (Wendy) of Vienna, VA and Larry (Jean) of Clinton, daughters Mary (Mike) Earley of West Des Moines and Ann (Tom) Kopf of Hutchinson, MN and daughter in law Debra Werning of Montezuma, 12 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, brother Fred of Tama, many nieces and nephews, and sister in law Marian Werning of Lakewood, CO. Lucille was proceeded in death by her parents; husband, Bill, in 1995; son John (Jack) in 1990; brothers Eldon (Zora); Louis (Alice); Joseph (Arlene); George (Genevieve); sisters Hazel (Jim) Reardon; Louise (Francis) Donnelly; Rozella (Clarence and Delbert) Duncalf; sister in law Helen Pieper; brothers in law Kenneth and Gerald Werning: and brother and sister in law John and Mildred Hinrichs. A Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on March 4, 2010 at Holy Trinity Parish - St Mary's Catholic Church in Keota with Rev. Bernard Weir officiating. Inurnment will follow at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Keota. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Dementia Foundation, Alzheimer's Association, American Heart Association, or Holy Trinity Parish. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Lucille and her family.