Iris R. Abele

GARNER - Iris R. Abele, 91, of Garner died Saturday (November 21, 2009) at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services will be held 1 P.M., Wednesday at the United Methodist Church in Garner with Rev. Tim Rieckhoff-Faris officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

Iris Ruth Abele, the daughter of Albert and Esther (Moll) Abele, was born December 10, 1917, on a farm near Garner. She graduated from Garner High School in 1935 and continued her education at Waldorf College in Forest City. Iris worked at the Hancock County A.S.C.S. office in Garner for a number of years and later worked part-time at the Hancock County Extension office. She enjoyed office work, gardening, yard work and house work.

She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Garner.

Iris is survived by two sisters-in-law, Beryl Abele of Garner and Bonnie (John) Osnes of Forest City; a brother-in-law, Calvin Voigt of Crystal Lake; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Elmer and Loren Abele; and a sister, Lois Voigt.