OBITUARY: Christena Leota (Adams) Thurnau, 1902-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa [Adapted from Mitchell County Press online - posted Sep. 22, 2004] Christena Leota Thurnau Funeral services for Christena Leota Thurnau, age 102, of Osage, Iowa, were held Friday, September 17, 2004, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage, with Rev. Dennis Hanson and Rev. Roy Ott officiating. Interment was in the Osage Cemetery. Christena died Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Osage. Christena was born February 23, 1902, in Webster City, Iowa, the daughter of Albert Franklin and Rosa Mae (Albright) Adams. She attended school in Webster City. On November 8, 1922, Christena was united in marriage to John Thurnau Sr. at St. Ansgar. Iowa. Christena worked at the Cedar Valley Produce in Osage, and later worked at Pioneer State Park in Brownville as a caretaker, until her husband John Sr. passed away. She entered Osage Rehabilitation Center in March 1990. She was a lifetime member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by: her parents; her husband John Thurnau Sr.; a son Albert Thurnau; two grandsons; a great-granddaughter; three brothers and two sisters. Christena is survived by Shirley Hartwig of Minneapolis, Minn., Leslie (Suzi) Thurnau of Osage, John (Olga) Thurnau of St. Ansgar, Ruth (Archie) Rasmussen of Mason City; two sisters, Mary Gerbig and Phyllis Bruggeman; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, (641) 732-3706, was in charge of arrangements. Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson