Mary Ruth Auchampach
December 1, 1940 — September 24, 2011
Mary Ruth Auchampach
MASON CITY - Mary R. Auchampach, 70, of Mason City, died Saturday (September 24, 2011) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, September 27th at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner with Pastor Paul Evans officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral chapel.
MASON CITY - Mary R. Auchampach, 70, of Mason City, died Saturday (September 24, 2011) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral chapel.
Mary Ruth Auchampach, the daughter of Clyde and Ida (Adams) Merten, was born December 1, 1940 in Clear Lake. She attended the rural schools of Hancock County. On June 17, 1961 she was married to Ernest Auchampach. They lived in Clear Lake, Garner and Mason City. Ernest passed away in 1987. Mary then shared a home with her mother and took wonderful care of her until she passed away in 2000. She then continued to live in the Mason City area for a few years before moving to Maquoketa and in September of 2003, the Nora Springs Care Center. She enjoyed going on country drives, making color scrapbooks and boat trips on the Lady of the Lake in Clear Lake.
Mary is survived by her siblings, Raymond (Ruby) Merten of Benson, AZ, Betty Wells of Texas, Susan Wells (special friend, Don Cecil) of Rudd, Jack (Darlene) Merten of Clinton and Nancy Fry of Charles City; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ernest; infant brother, Frank; and brother, George Merten.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, September 27th at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner with Pastor Paul Evans officiating. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral chapel.
MASON CITY - Mary R. Auchampach, 70, of Mason City, died Saturday (September 24, 2011) at the Nora Springs Care Center.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., in Garner. Burial will be in Concord Township Cemetery in Garner.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral chapel.
Mary Ruth Auchampach, the daughter of Clyde and Ida (Adams) Merten, was born December 1, 1940 in Clear Lake. She attended the rural schools of Hancock County. On June 17, 1961 she was married to Ernest Auchampach. They lived in Clear Lake, Garner and Mason City. Ernest passed away in 1987. Mary then shared a home with her mother and took wonderful care of her until she passed away in 2000. She then continued to live in the Mason City area for a few years before moving to Maquoketa and in September of 2003, the Nora Springs Care Center. She enjoyed going on country drives, making color scrapbooks and boat trips on the Lady of the Lake in Clear Lake.
Mary is survived by her siblings, Raymond (Ruby) Merten of Benson, AZ, Betty Wells of Texas, Susan Wells (special friend, Don Cecil) of Rudd, Jack (Darlene) Merten of Clinton and Nancy Fry of Charles City; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ernest; infant brother, Frank; and brother, George Merten.
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