OBITUARY: Grace Harriet Dorothy McMullen, 1920-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa

[Based on obituary in Mitchell County Press online, July 7, 2004]



                             Grace McMullen

Grace McMullen, 84, of St. Ansgar, Iowa, died Friday, July 2, 2004 at home.

Funeral services were held Wednesday, July 7, 2004 at First Lutheran
Church in St. Ansgar with Rev. Robert Porisch officiating.

Burial was in St. Olaf Cemetery, New Richland, Minnesota.

Grace Harriet Dorothy McMullen was born at Geneseo, Ill, (Edford
Township) on Feb. 8, 1920, the daughter of Gustav and Anna (Menzenberg)
Neumann.

She received her education in the Geneseo school system.

She was united in marriage to Lawrence McMullen on Feb. 14, 1941. He
preceded her in death on May 6, 1979.

Most of her married life she lived in Minneapolis, Minn., where her
husband was in law enforcement. She was a beautician most of her life,
and had various other jobs as a book-keeper and in sales.

She lived in New Richland for 16 years from 1973 to 1989, and for the
last 15 years in St. Ansgar, Iowa. After moving to St. Ansgar, she
worked at the Nissen Public Library until her full retirement in 2002.

Grace was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Retired Senior
Volunteer Program, and a senior advocate for the Area Agency on Aging.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church in St. Ansgar and active in
the Deborah Circle.

She had a zest for living life to its' fullest and her philosophy was
"Keep learning as though you are going to live forever, and live as
though you are going to die tomorrow."

Besides her husband, she also was preceded in death by her parents,
four brothers, two sisters and one grandson.

Left to cherish her memory are two daughters, Sharon (Mrs. Donald Deming)
and Susan (Mrs. Merlyn Thorson); six grandchildren: Susan Boush, Rebecca
Rumpf, Janice Whelan, Cory Thorson, Allison Thorson and Greg Thorson;
five great-grandchildren,; one sister Mrs. Gladys Vandersnick of Rock
Falls, Ill., and numerous neices and nephews.

Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, St. Ansgar is in charge of arrangements.
(641-713-4920).



           Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson