OBITUARY: Dorothy I. (Pike) Naber, 1904-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa
 
[Adapted from: Mitchell County-Press-News online - Posted March 24, 2004] 



                            Dorothy I. Naber

Funeral services were held for Dorothy I. Naber, age 99, of Mason City,
Iowa, on Wednesday, March 24, 2004, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral
Home, 702 State St., in Osage, Iowa. Robert Orr of the Gospel Hall
in Mason City officiated. Interment was in the Osage Cemetery.  Dorothy
died Sunday, March 21, 2004 at the I.O.O.F. Home in Mason City.

Dorothy Naber was born on Oct. 17, 1904, in Mitchell County to Walter
and Isabella (Kvale) Pike. She attended rural area schools and graduated
from Otranto High School in 1923. She went to Cedar Falls that summer
and received her Normal Training teaching certificate. She taught
three years in rural Mitchell County schools.

Dorothy received the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Savior in 1934,
and belonged to the Gospel Hall in Mason City for many years.

Dorothy was united in marriage to George Naber on March 27, 1926. To
this union was born 11 children, seven of who survive. They farmed in
Mitchell County. They later lived in Northwood, Kensett and Mason City.

Preceding Dorothy in death were her parents, husband George Naber in
1990; sons Gary in 1968, Lynn in 1970, Dale in 1987 and Allen in 2003,
three grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters.

She is survived by five daughters Alene (Thyrol) McCollough of
Webster City; Donna (Pee Wee) Durbin of Osage; Mary Holm and
special friend Bob Jones of Mason City, Lucille McCollough of
Mason City and Doris (Harry) Perschbacher of Albert Lea, Minnesota,
two sons Boyd (Dorothy) Naber of Nancy, Kentucky and Lowell (Nancy)
Naber of Elgin, Illinois, 32 grandchildren, 62 great-grandchildren,
21 great-great-grandchildren, two sisters, Thelma DeLaney of Austin,
Minnesota and Alice Olson of Northwood.
 
 
     Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson