OBITUARY: Dean W. Mauser, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News, online, www.mcpress.com, Posted circa Nov 20, 2001]


                            Dean W. Mauser

Funeral services were held Saturday, November 17, 2001 at the First United Methodist Church in Osage for Dean W. Mauser, age 78, of Osage. Rev. Karen Nichols Dungan officiated and burial was in the Osage Cemetery. Dean died Monday, Nov. 12, 2001 at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center, Osage. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.<br>

Dean was born Nov. 25, 1922 in Douglas Township in Mitchell County, Iowa the
son of Gotlieb and Elizabeth (Fell) Mauser. He graduated from Osage Community
High School in 1942. He farmed the family farm near New Haven, Iowa. Dean
was united in marriage to Connie Fink on Mar. 18, 1945 at the Methodist
Parsonage in Osage. They made their home on a farm near New Haven. In 1974
they moved to the River Road near Osage.

Dean was employed by Federal Crop Insurance Corp. as a Loss Adjustment
supervisor. In 1981 he established Mauser Insurance Company in Osage with
his wife, Connie and his son, Richard. He became semi-retired in 1989. He
and his wife, Connie enjoyed their winters in Port Aransas, TX. where he
enjoyed fishing and being by the ocean. 

Dean was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Osage, Lions Club,
and a member of AA for 20 years. He enjoyed spending time with his family
and friends.

Preceding him in death were his parents; one sister, Lois Mauser; three
brothers, Lawrence Mauser, Robert Mauser and Glen Mauser.

Those that survive him include his wife, Connie of Osage; three daughters,
Cyndy Norman and her husband, Bill of Lamoni, IA and their two sons, Kit
Norman and his wife, Stacey and their two children, Clover and Cedar of
Lakewood, DO and Nate Norman of Seattle, WA;; Vicki Johnston and her husband,
David of Danville, VA and their two sons, Sam Johnston of San Diego, CA and
Josh Johnston of Washington, DC; Christi Arneson and her husband, Peter of
Port Aransas, TX and their children, Adam Arneson of Prescott, AZ and Erin
Arneson of St. Cloud, MN; three sons, Richard Mauser and his wife Renee of
Osage and their children, Derek Mauser of Pittsburg, PA and Amber Mauser of
Chicago, IL; Dan Mauser of Metter, GA and David Mauser and his wife, Julie
of Eden Prairie, MN and their three sons, Jeff Mauser, Brad Mauser and Greg
Mauser of Eden Prairie, MN; two sisters, Edna Bailey of Osage and Helen
Halvorson and her husband, Ben of Osage; several nieces and nephews.




Copyright (c) 2001 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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