Wilwerding, Mary Catherine (Shields) (1938 - 2024)

WILWERDING, SHIELDS, LEE, ANDREWS, GRIMES, MOLLAK, FAH, HEINTZ, WETTENGEL, VOSS, ASSMANN, STRACKE, GRAEVE, MOORE, HANSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 7/15/2024 at 19:40:27

Name of deceased: Mary Catherine Wilwerding (nee Shields)

Aged: 85 yrs, 9 mo, 17 days

Residence: Earling, Shelby County, IA

Born: Sep. 20, 1938; Dunlap, Harrison & Crawford Counties, IA

Died: July 7, 2024; Parsons House Assisted Living, Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Friday, July 19, 2024; Saint Joseph Catholic Church, Earling, IA; burial was in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Earling, IA

Survived by: Children, Claire Lee of Omaha, NE, Voni (spouse, Mark) Andrews of Council Bluffs, IA, Kayleen Wilwerding, Shari (spouse, Lee) Grimes, and Dave Wilwerding (spouse, Nia Mollak), all of Omaha, NE, Susie (spouse, Jeff) Fah of Earling, IA, Doug (spouse, Karen) Wilwerding of Omaha, NE, and Christine (spouse, Shane) Heintz of Nevada; 24 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Phillip and Barbara (nee Wettengel) Shields; husband, Ray (2018); infant son, Gerard; sisters, Loretta Voss, Charlotte Assmann, Barbara Stracke, Joanne Graeve, Genevieve Moore and Phyllis Hansen

Education: Graduated from St. Patrick Catholic School, Dunlap, IA, and then received her degree from Barne's School of Beauty in Council Bluffs, IA.

Religious affiliation: Baptized and later confirmed her faith at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Dunlap, IA; she was a volunteer for numerous church functions; beginning when she was 12 years old, she regularly played for weekend masses at St. Patrick and later at St Joseph Catholic Church, Earling, IA, but also played for numerous local weddings and funerals, in addition to sing-alongs at the Little Flower Haven Nursing Home in Earling. She was most proud of establishing a children's choir at St Joseph's in the early 1990’s.

Military service: m/a

Marriage: Ray Wilwerding; June 23, 1958; St. Patrick Catholic Church, Dunlap, IA

Employment: Farmer’s wife; later, she also kept the books for Ray’s Auto Body in Dunlap, IA, as well as for the farm

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed sewing, baking, and playing the piano; enjoyed spending many summers at Lake Okoboji as well as family trips to numerous locations; loved to play Bunco with the ladies once a month; mostly, she loved spending time with family

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