I just talked to Ginger (Smith), Aunt Butchie passes away this morning (Aug 21) about 2:30. Visitation will be 3:00 to 8:00 Sunday afternoon at the Reece Funeral Home, address is 607 E 2nd St. The funeral mass will be at 10:00 Monday morning at St. Patrick Church, 222 N Ward St. The final visitation will be 1/2 hour before the funeral mass Monday morning. Ginger said anyone that wanted to come earlier on Sun to please stop at Aunt Butchie's home (324 N Pocahoutis St.) to have a bite to eat, and also there will be space if anyone would like to stay over Sun night.
I think Ken and I will have to go Sun (if we go) and will be coming home Sun evening.
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Thought everyone would like to see the write up about Louise.
Dale
Louise Smith
OTTUMWA — Louise E. Smith, 85, of 324 N. Pocahontas, died at 2:40 a.m. Aug. 21, 2009, at The Good Samaritan Society, Ottumwa.She was born Sept. 21, 1923, in Elgin, Neb., to Bernard and Elizabeth Baechler Ollendick. She married Thomas B. Smith June 21, 1948, in Cresco, Iowa. He preceded her in death Aug. 17, 1994.A resident of Ottumwa most of her life, she was a homemaker and had worked at the Warehouse Market. She and her husband were Wick Homes dealers for several years. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Altar and Rosary Society and Catholic Daughters of the Americas.Surviving are her children, Steve C. (Kathy) Smith of Cedar Rapids, Mary (John) Barker of Ottumwa, David (Judy) Smith of Des Moines, Ginger Smith of Ottumwa, Dennis (Patti) Smith of McKenzie, Tenn., Donald (Therese) Smith of Montrose, Iowa, Michael (Lori) Smith of Ottumwa; 21 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Theresa Moser of Tomah, Wis., Dorothy Salber of Marathon, Wis., Frances Salber of Brownsville, Minn., Bernadine Sloan of Scottsdale, Ariz.; three brothers, Ted Ollendick of Camp Dodge, Wis., Henry Ollendick of Dubuque, Chuck Ollendick of Hills.She was preceded in death by three sisters, Marie Hayes, Clara Dorn and Minnie Kalvelage; and two brothers, Alfred and Donald Ollendick.Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father John Spiegel presiding. Burial will be in Memorial Lawn Cemetery.Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Sunday at Reece Funeral Home with the family present from 3-8 p.m. The Rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. at the funeral home. A Christian Wake service will be at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Patrick Catholic Church or The Good Samaritan Society
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