Shaw, Bertha Jean (1943-2014)

SHAW, JANSSEN, ZIEMAN, DUFF, THOMPSON, DICKMAN, ARTHUR

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 3/28/2023 at 16:29:50

Daily Freeman Journal, Webster City, Iowa, September 4, 2014/Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa August 31, 2014

Bertha Jean Shaw was born Jan. 4, 1943, to the late Wayne and Ardis (Janssen) Shaw in the rural Dows area and passed away Aug. 30, 2014, at Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Salem United Methodist Church in Meservey with Pastor Crystal Oberheu presiding. Interment will be in the Meservey Cemetery.

Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Retz Funeral Home, Meservey.

Bertha graduated from Meservey High School in 1961. She graduated with her bachelor's in Home Economic Education from Iowa State University in 1965 and received her Master's Degree in Textiles and Clothing in 1971 from Iowa State University.

Bertha taught Home Economics in Holstein from 1965-1968 and Vinton from 1968-1969. She was a graduate teaching assistant at ISU from September 1970-March 1971. She was an assistant professor in textiles and clothing from the spring of 1971 to 1975. She then started with ISU Extension and worked with the extension service in Cherokee, Plymouth, Wright and Hamilton counties for 25 years. She retired in June 2003.

During her years with the Extension Service she received many awards and recognitions for projects and accomplishments. She enjoyed judging at the Iowa State Fair and several county fairs, especially with 4-H projects.

She also enjoyed quilting, travel, and visiting friends and family. She took pride in putting together the raffle quilt for the Hamilton County 4-H Extension fundraiser for the past 15 years. All the money went to the Hamilton County 4-H Foundation.

Bertha is survived by her brothers: Kenny (Linda) Shaw, Thornton, Arnie (Doreen) Shaw, Meservey; sister: Lucinda (Dave) Zieman, Meservey; nieces and nephews: Michelle (Rob) Duff, Kendra (Doug Rodemeyer) Shaw, Chad (Ranae) Shaw, Nikki (Jay) Thompson, Krista (Joey) Dickman, Kelly (Sean) Arthur, Michael (Karina) Zieman, Brian (Abby) Zieman; 6 great nieces; 10 great-nephews; 2 great-great nieces; 1 great-great nephew; many aunts, uncles and friends.

She is preceded in death by her parents: Wayne and Ardis Shaw; grandparents Joe and Sadie Shaw and Heiko and Grace Janssen; and 1 niece: Stacy Shaw.