OBITUARY: Minnie Marie (Fistler) Randall, 1905-2003, Mitchell Co., Iowa
 
[Adapted from: Mitchell County-Press-News online - Posted Dec. 24, 2003 ] 




                         Minnie Marie Randall

Funeral services for Minnie Marie Randall, 98, of Osage, were held
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003, at the First Baptist Church in Osage with
Rev. Jerry Newland and Rev. Duane Lacock officiating.  Interment was
in the Osage Cemetery. Minnie died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003, at the
Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.  

Minnie was born April 26, 1905, in Ackley, IA,  the daughter of Fred and
Bertha (Kothenbeutel) Fistler.  She married Roy Randall on June 10, 1922
in Hampton, Iowa.  They moved to a farm south of Osage in 1933 and in to
the city of Osage in 1939.

Minnie was active in VFW Auxiliary, Osage Senior Center, First Baptist
Church and EverReady Circle, Kitchen Klatter Band, and Grandmother's
Club. She was named the Osage Athletic Booster Club's Member of the
Year in 1982-83.  She was a 25-year charter member of the Osage
Congregate Meal Program. In 1997, she received the "Mother's Day
Tribute to Special Mother of Many" from the Mitchell County Press News.

Minnie was preceded in death by her parents Fred and Bertha Fistler;
her husband Roy Randall in 1976; one son Merle Randall in 1976; one
daughter Mildred Moore in 2002; two sons-in-law, Dean Molstad and James
Tobin; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and one great-great
grandchild.

She is survived by seven children: Ruth Molstad of Mason City, Ransom
Randall (Kathryn) of Cedar Rapids, Doris Erickson (Dale) of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, Rose Tobin and special friend Loren of Mason City, Beverly
Boehmer (Edward) of Osage, Earl Randall (Janet) of Waterloo, and David
Randall (Dorothy) of Osage; one son-in-law Charles Moore and special
friend Neva of Osage; 26 grandchildren (22 spouses), 70 great-grandchildren
(8 spouses), and 22 great-great grandchildren; and one sister Viola Murphy
of Cedar Falls.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage (641)732-3706 was in charge of
arrangements.



    Copyright 2003, K. L. Kittleson