Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Mein, Gwen E. Struthers August 7, 2010
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Aug. 11, 2010
Gwen E. Mein, age 62 of Brady, died Saturday, August 7, 2010, surrounded by her
family, at her home at Jeffrey Lake, south of Brady.

Funeral Mass will be held Friday, Aug. 13, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady Of
Good Counsel Catholic Church in Gothenburg with Father Don O’Brien as celebrant.   

Cremation will follow at a later date.

Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Our Lady Of Good
Counsel Church in Gothenburg with a Rosary starting at 7 p.m.

Gwen was born July 6, 1948 at Algona, Iowa to Lee and Marjorie (Meyer) Struthers
the oldest of six children.  She graduated from Central High School at Sioux
City, Iowa in 1966.   Following high school, Gwen attended Wayne State College
where she attained a bachelor’s degree in education with a minor in business.

On April 1, 1970, she married Tom Mein at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in
Sioux City, Iowa.  Following their marriage, the couple moved frequently, due to
career progression, making homes in Early, Iowa, Crete, Wall Lake, Iowa,
Lincoln, Elkhart, Stockton, Mo., and Galion, Ohio until moving to Liberal, Kan.,
for 16 years before permanently moving to their summer cabin at Jeffrey Lake in
Brady in 2006.  

Their union was blessed with three children, Casey, Amy and Andrea.  Gwen served
as a teacher and coach in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska for many years.  

Following a successful surgery to remove a brain tumor in 1993, Gwen lived her
life to the fullest, enjoying every blessed moment that she had with her family.
 Her battles with cancer throughout the years made her a person who was strong
in faith and love. 

In most recent years, Gwen was a member of Our lady Of Good Counsel Catholic
Church in Gothenburg; she had previously served as a lector and Communion
minister at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Liberal, Kan.  She was a member of
the Beta Sigma Phi sorority, Penny Watchers Club and was a Mary Kay Consultant.
 Gwen was an avid golfer, and was the Ladies Golf Association Champion in
Liberal in 1990 and 1992.

Survivors include her husband, Tom Mein of Brady; son, Casey (Nadine) Mein of
Liberal, Kan.; two daughters, Amy (Rod) Kutemeier and Andrea (Matthew) Pritchard
all of Lawrence, Kan.; parents, Lee (Marjorie) Struthers of Spirit Lake, Iowa;
six grandchildren, Corey, Sarah and Ryan Mein, Valarie and Sabrina Kutemeier,
and Andrew Pritchard; two sisters, Lori (John) Stivers of Blue Eye, Mo., Kim
(Dave)  Flom of North Sioux City, Iowa; three brothers, Rod (Wendy) Struthers of
Stuart, Fla., Steve (Sue) Struthers of Sioux City, Iowa, Mark (Terry) Struthers
of Zimmerman, Minn., and many other relatives and dear friends.


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