Sadie Ella Deets

BRITT - Sadie E. Deets, 87, of Britt, formerly of Clear Lake, died Friday (September 2, 2011) at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held 2 P.M., Sunday, September 11th at the Summit House in Britt for friends and family. A private inurnment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.

There will be no visitation. Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt is in charge of arrangements.

Sadie Ella Deets, the daughter of Warren and Bessie (Ashmore) Young, was born July 18, 1924 in Rose Creek, Minnesota. She was united in marriage to Ward Deets on February 16, 1942 in Austin, Minnesota. They lived in Charles City area until they moved to Clear Lake in 1959. Sadie worked for Mach III Inc. in Mason City until she retired in 1986. She had lived at the Summit House Retirement Community in Britt for the last eight years. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards and a good game of scrabble.

Sadie is survived by a daughter, Carolyne (Wayne) Hudson of Orinda, CA; sons, Michael (Betsy) Deets of Garner, Douglas (Sarah) Deets of Eyota, MN and Jeffrey (Ellen) Deets of Rockwell; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and twelve great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ward; daughter, Sharon; and two sisters.