Rita Ann Misselhorn

Rita Misselhorn                 Visitation

Thursday, April 26, 2007

After 3:30 PM

Ohde Funeral Home

Manning, Iowa

Rosary

Thursday, April 26, 2007

4:00 PM

Ohde Funeral Home

Manning, Iowa

Prayer Service

Thursday, April 26, 2007

7:00 PM

Ohde Funeral Home

Manning, Iowa

Mass of Christian Burial

Friday, April 27, 2007, 10:30 AM

Sacred Heart Church, Manning, Iowa

Celebrant

Reverend Andrew Hoffman

Lector

Ray Thielen

Mass Servers

Meredith Meyer     Sam Wegner

Eucharistic Minister

Margaret Frees

Music

Amazing Grace?    The Old Rugged Cross?

You Are Mine?      How Great Thou Art?    

Sacred Heart Choir

Pat Heithoff, Accompanist

Casket Bearers

Jeremy Misselhorn     Jennifer Wiebers

Kim Jahn     Gerald Schulte

Bob Henkleman     Keith Kelderman

Honorary Casket Bearer

Jalen Wiebers

Interment

Sacred Heart Cemetery

Manning, Iowa

   Rita Ann, daughter of Wolfgang and Mary Catherine (Skalla) Wanninger, was born September 3, 1930, on a farm near Manning in Audubon County, Iowa. She attended Gray Consolidated School. After completing her schooling in Gray, she attended Thompson School of Beauty Culture in Des Moines. In September of 1949, she returned to Manning and worked for Norma Wiese in her beauty shop for five months before opening her own shop on February 1, 1950.

   On May 6, 1953, Rita was united in marriage with Amos William Misselhorn at Sacred Heart Church in Manning. She continued to operate her beauty shop for five years and then retired to care for her growing family. Rita remained at home until 1967 when she started to work for Rusco, later known as L.R.Nelson, until the fall of 1982 when the plant closed. Her husband died unexpectedly on December 18, 1984. Rita had battled failing eye sight most of her life and in the 1985 went to Des Moines to learn Braille and other skills necessary to function fully on her own.

   Rita was a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Manning, Altar and Rosary Society and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She was an active volunteer for the Manning General Hospital Auxiliary and the Manning Plaza. She was a member of the Fire Sirens, American Legion Auxiliary and the VFW Auxiliary. In 1960s and again in the 1980s, she was a Girl Scout and Cub Scout Leader.

   Rita was diagnosed with Alzheimers disease in 1992 and with the care of her son Keith was able to remain at home until 1995 when she moved to nursing home in Minneapolis to be near her daughter. She died at Crystal Care Center in Crystal, MN on Monday, April 23, 2007, at the age of 76 years, 7 months and 20 days.

   Preceding Rita in death are her parents; husband Amos and three brothers Joseph, Bernard and Leo Wanninger.

   She is survived by her three children: Twyla Misselhorn and her partner Steve Masters of Minneapolis, MN; Kent Misselhorn of Chandler, AZ and Keith Misselhorn and fianc Kim Mandery of Manning; two grandchildren Jeremy Misselhorn and fianc Nicole Nielsen of Manilla and Jennifer and husband Eric Wiebers of Alta; great-grandson Jalen Wiebers of Alta and sister Evelyn and husband John Irwin of Miami Lakes, FL; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.