OBITUARY: Badker, Florence, 1915-2003, Mitchell County, Iowa [ Posted May 28, 2003; Mitchell County Press-News online - www.mcpress.com ] Florence M. Badker Funeral services will be held at 11 am Thursday, May 29, 2003 for Florence M. Badker, 88, of Osage at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage, with the Rev. Philip Recker officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Catholic Cemetery in Riceville. Visitation is from 3 to 8 pm, Wednesday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage. There will be a Rosary at 3:30 pm and a Scripture service at 7 pm. Florence died Sunday (May 25, 2003) at Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care. Florence was born on Jan. 28, 1915 in Riceville, the daughter of James and Emma (Auringer) Dargan. She married George Badker, Sr. on March 19, 1931 in Adams, MN. They made their home in the Osage area. George Sr. died March 11, 1992. Florence enjoyed crossword puzzles, crocheting and her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Emma Dargan; her husband, George Badker, Sr.; two sons, George Badker, Jr. and infant son William; one daughter, Constance Duren; three brothers; one sister; two grandsons; two granddaughters and one great-grandson. Florence is survived by three daughters: Mary Perrin (Dick) and Nancy Potter, both of Osage and Norma Colgrove (Don), of Black Hawk, SD; four sons: Gregory Badker and Doug Badker (Sue), both of Osage, Larry Badker (Isabel), of Platteville, CO. and Bernie Badker (Deidre), of New Hartford; one brother, Paul Dargan, of Seattle, WA; two sisters: Rosemary Kinter, of Des Moines and Agnes Kleckner, of Osage; 41 grandchildren; 93 great grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage was in charge or arrangements, (641) 732-3706. Copyright (c) 2003 by Kermit Kittleson (Note: Not necessarily related to the subject(s) of this document) **************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE: This document is the property of the contributor(s), who retains all publication rights, and while this document may be used by anyone for their personal research, it may not be used commercially or for profit. Other uses, including copying to other sites, requires permission from the contributor(s) PRIOR to uploading; and, this notice and submitter information must be included. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file, for free access, in perpetuity. ****************************************************************************