Cathy Nannenga

GARNER - Cathy C. Nannenga, 52, of Garner went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday (May 1, 2008) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Monday at the Evangelical Free Church in Garner. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 P.M., Sunday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Catherine Christine Nannenga, the daughter of Raymond and Anna (Sauer) Houdek was born February 5, 1956 at Britt. She graduated from Clear Lake High School in 1974. On May 17, 1980 she was united in marriage to Dennis Nannenga at the Evangelical Free Church in Clear Lake. They made their home in Garner where they raised their two children, Henry and Lenita. Cathy worked at Opportunity Village in Clear Lake for 25 years and for the Garner Work Force Center the last 7 years. She enjoyed her children, friends, reading and traveling.

Cathy was an active member of the Evangelical Free Church in Garner where she enjoyed participating in Bible studies. She loved the Lord and she loved her family.

Cathy is survived by the loves of her life: husband Dennis, of Garner; children, Henry and Lenita of Garner; mother, Lenita Houdek of Clear Lake; sisters, Pat (Emil) Bratten of Lake Mills, Mary (Paul) Jacobson of Thompson, Deb (Randy) Tritch of Des Moines, Deanna (Jim) Pandolfi of Illinois, JoAnn (Spiro) Comis of North Carolina and Barbara (John) Stewart of Canada; her brother, Allan Berding of Washington; and many nieces and nephews.

Cathy was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Anna Houdek.