OBITUARY: Ann Klassen, 1902-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa

(Based on an obituary in Mitchell County Press online, July 7, 2004)



                           Ann Klassen

Ann Klassen, 101, died July 2, 2004 at the Stacyville Community
Nursing Home. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, July 6, 2004
at Visitation Catholic Church in Stacyville, Iowa, with the Rev.
Mark Reasoner officiating.  Burial was in the Visitation Cemetery
in Stacyville, Iowa.

Ann Klassen was born Oct. 17, 1902 in Lawler, Iowa. She was the
daughter of Patrick W. and Ann (Murray) Boyle. She attended Mount
Carmel High School in Lawler and received a teaching certificate
in Loras College in Dubuque. She taught school in Little Turkey,
McIntire and Stacyville, Iowa.

Ann married Matt Klassen on June 21, 1921 at Our Lady of Mount
Carmel church in Lawler. They farmed until retirement. Matt passed
away Jan. 1, 1990.

She was choir director and organist at St. Mel's Catholic Church
from 1938 until she entered the nursing home in Stacyville, Iowa
in 1989. She then played for all church services at the rest home
until 2002.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Matt, three brothers
and two sisters.

Ann is survived by two sons, Leonard (Maxine) and Matt Jr. (Viola),
both of Adams, Minnesota; four daughters, Madonna (Vern) Blake,
Patricia (John) Freeman, Katherine Murphy, all of Waterloo, Iowa,
and Joan (Jim) Murray of Jonesboro, Arkansas.

There are 25 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, and 32 great-
great-grandchildren.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar, Iowa was in charge of
arrangements.


           Copyright 2004, K. Kittleson