OBITUARY: Becky Marie (Gruhn) Dockstader, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Mitchell County Press-News online -- Posted January 22, 2003]



                   Becky Marie Dockstader (Gruhn)
                   
Funeral services for Becky Marie Dockstader (Gruhn) 73 of St. Ansgar, IA
were held Monday, January 20, 2003 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, St. Ansgar.
The Reverend Byron Northwick officiated. Burial was in Immanuel Lutheran
Cemetery, St. Ansgar. She died Wednesday, January 15 at her home in
St. Ansgar.

Becky (Beck) was born January 15, 1930 to Fred and Gertrude (Becker) Gruhn
in Manning, IA. She graduated from Spirit Lake High School in 1947 and
received her nursing degree from Iowa Lutheran School of Nursing in
Des Moines. She went to work in Fort Dodge for a time. Doc and Becky
met on a blind date and it was a year before he could catch up with her.
They married on April 18, 1953 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Spirit
Lake, IA. Following Doc's  graduation in 1955 they moved to New Orleans,
then returned to St. Ansgar in August of 1957. Becky served on the school
board and was an AEA member as well. She was many a pets' friend and
remembered their names more often than their owners. She will be greatly
missed and held close in the hearts of her family as we celebrate her
life as a love that will never die.

Becky was preceded in death by her husband, W. Edson (Doc) Dockstader, one
brother, Donald Gruhn and one granddaughter Molly Schroeder.

She is survived by six daughters, Chris and her husband Larry Wadman of
Annandale, MN, Julie and her husband Melvin Schroeder of St. Ansgar,
Mary and her husband Al Sommerfeld of Derby, KS, Holly and her husband
Rick Schwarck of St. Ansgar, Kelly and her husband Sean Shanahan of Hull,
MA, Wendie Dockstader of Iowa City, IA; two sons, Peter Dockstader of
St. Ansgar and John and his wife Lisa Dockstader of St. Ansgar,
15 grandchildren who were blessed with her kindness and gentleness,
two sisters Dorthy and her husband Darial Detterman of Milford, IA and
Marge Linquist of Lakewood, CO.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar (614)-713-4920 had charge of
arrangements.




Copyright (c) 2003 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)

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