Mabel Ochs

Mabel Ochs
June 05, 1913 - December 12, 2009
Keota, Iowa
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m. December 14, 2009 at United Church of Faith
Keota-Mabel Ochs was born June 5, 1913 in Elberon, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Anna (Vavra) Valenta. She attended school in Elberon and Keota, Iowa and graduated from Keota High School in 1930. She received an Associate in the Arts Degree from Coe College in 1932. On August 3, 1936, Mabel was united in marriage to Gerald M. Ochs at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They lived in Keota and were the parents of a daughter Mary Ann. From 1950 to 1975 Mabel was the owner and manager of Valenta's Store in Keota. She was a member of Aspasia Chapter #198 Order of Eastern Star and Chapter CM, PEO. She enjoyed playing bridge, crossword puzzles and eating out. Mabel died Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the Maplewood Manor in Keota at the age of 96 years. Mabel was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and daughter, 2 sisters: Olga Peiffer and Ruth Feller. She is survived by many friends who especially enjoyed her sense of humor and her outlook on life. Celebration on Life Service will be 10:30 am on Monday, December 14, 2009 at the United Church of Faith in Keota. Pastor Dennis Hopes will officiate. Burial will be in the Keota Cemetery. Visitation will 9:30 until service time at the church. Memorials are for the United Church of Faith or the American Cancer Society. Powell Funeral Home are caring for Mabel's arrangements. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.