Anna Elizabeth Caspers, 75, of Lisbon, died on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Mechanicsville Specialty Care.
Anna was born November 4, 1940, in Elgin, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Baumgartner) Friederich, in the same house where her mother was born. She attended Cherry Valley Country School through the 6th grade and then Elgin Public Schools through the 11th grade. She was a member of the first class to graduate from the new consolidated Valley (Clermont-Elgin) in 1958.
On April 19, 1959, she married Duane Caspers in Elgin.
Anna worked in food service for 25 years, including the Solon Nursing Home, Gary’s Foods, and Rockwell Collins. She was active in the Lisbon community serving as a den mother, secretary of the Lisbon Boosters, and various roles with the Lisbon United Methodist Church.
Anna will be remembered for her many baked goods, canning and pickling, and her antique balloon machine. She and Duane enjoyed going to engine shows for many years and also checking out garage sales. Her family will remember her loving and caring ways, especially her grandkids.
Survivors include her husband, Duane; children, Bruce (Mandy) Caspers of Mustang, Oklahoma, Troy (Kay) Caspers, Andy (Julie) Caspers, and Heather (Butch) Myers, all of Lisbon; sister, Joan (Virgil) Henry of Ridgeway; sisters-in-law, Jolene Friederich and Ruth Friederich; grandchildren, Casey (Sara) Caspers, Sadie (Josh) Jones, Zach Caspers, Christopher (Jenny) Caspers, Hunter Caspers, Bailey Caspers, Alexandra (Ethan) Kamerling, Adeline Caspers, Patrick (Anna) Myers, and Hannah Myers; and ten great grandchildren with two more on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harold, Leo, and Russ; sister, Ernestine Butikofer; sister-in-law, Geri Friederich; brother-in-law, Lewis Butikofer, and granddaughter, Bethany Caspers.
Celebration of Life Service: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016, at the Lisbon United Methodist Church, by Pastor Tom Mattson. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Inurnment: Lisbon Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Lisbon United Methodist Church Stained Glass Window Restoration Fund.
Obituary & photo published by Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.
Anna was born November 4, 1940, in Elgin, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Baumgartner) Friederich, in the same house where her mother was born. She attended Cherry Valley Country School through the 6th grade and then Elgin Public Schools through the 11th grade. She was a member of the first class to graduate from the new consolidated Valley (Clermont-Elgin) in 1958.
On April 19, 1959, she married Duane Caspers in Elgin.
Anna worked in food service for 25 years, including the Solon Nursing Home, Gary’s Foods, and Rockwell Collins. She was active in the Lisbon community serving as a den mother, secretary of the Lisbon Boosters, and various roles with the Lisbon United Methodist Church.
Anna will be remembered for her many baked goods, canning and pickling, and her antique balloon machine. She and Duane enjoyed going to engine shows for many years and also checking out garage sales. Her family will remember her loving and caring ways, especially her grandkids.
Survivors include her husband, Duane; children, Bruce (Mandy) Caspers of Mustang, Oklahoma, Troy (Kay) Caspers, Andy (Julie) Caspers, and Heather (Butch) Myers, all of Lisbon; sister, Joan (Virgil) Henry of Ridgeway; sisters-in-law, Jolene Friederich and Ruth Friederich; grandchildren, Casey (Sara) Caspers, Sadie (Josh) Jones, Zach Caspers, Christopher (Jenny) Caspers, Hunter Caspers, Bailey Caspers, Alexandra (Ethan) Kamerling, Adeline Caspers, Patrick (Anna) Myers, and Hannah Myers; and ten great grandchildren with two more on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harold, Leo, and Russ; sister, Ernestine Butikofer; sister-in-law, Geri Friederich; brother-in-law, Lewis Butikofer, and granddaughter, Bethany Caspers.
Celebration of Life Service: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016, at the Lisbon United Methodist Church, by Pastor Tom Mattson. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Inurnment: Lisbon Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Lisbon United Methodist Church Stained Glass Window Restoration Fund.
Obituary & photo published by Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.
Anna Elizabeth Caspers, 75, of Lisbon, died on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at Mechanicsville Specialty Care.
Anna was born November 4, 1940, in Elgin, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Baumgartner) Friederich, in the same house where her mother was born. She attended Cherry Valley Country School through the 6th grade and then Elgin Public Schools through the 11th grade. She was a member of the first class to graduate from the new consolidated Valley (Clermont-Elgin) in 1958.
On April 19, 1959, she married Duane Caspers in Elgin.
Anna worked in food service for 25 years, including the Solon Nursing Home, Gary’s Foods, and Rockwell Collins. She was active in the Lisbon community serving as a den mother, secretary of the Lisbon Boosters, and various roles with the Lisbon United Methodist Church.
Anna will be remembered for her many baked goods, canning and pickling, and her antique balloon machine. She and Duane enjoyed going to engine shows for many years and also checking out garage sales. Her family will remember her loving and caring ways, especially her grandkids.
Survivors include her husband, Duane; children, Bruce (Mandy) Caspers of Mustang, Oklahoma, Troy (Kay) Caspers, Andy (Julie) Caspers, and Heather (Butch) Myers, all of Lisbon; sister, Joan (Virgil) Henry of Ridgeway; sisters-in-law, Jolene Friederich and Ruth Friederich; grandchildren, Casey (Sara) Caspers, Sadie (Josh) Jones, Zach Caspers, Christopher (Jenny) Caspers, Hunter Caspers, Bailey Caspers, Alexandra (Ethan) Kamerling, Adeline Caspers, Patrick (Anna) Myers, and Hannah Myers; and ten great grandchildren with two more on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harold, Leo, and Russ; sister, Ernestine Butikofer; sister-in-law, Geri Friederich; brother-in-law, Lewis Butikofer, and granddaughter, Bethany Caspers.
Celebration of Life Service: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016, at the Lisbon United Methodist Church, by Pastor Tom Mattson. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Inurnment: Lisbon Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Lisbon United Methodist Church Stained Glass Window Restoration Fund.
Obituary & photo published by Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.
Anna was born November 4, 1940, in Elgin, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Baumgartner) Friederich, in the same house where her mother was born. She attended Cherry Valley Country School through the 6th grade and then Elgin Public Schools through the 11th grade. She was a member of the first class to graduate from the new consolidated Valley (Clermont-Elgin) in 1958.
On April 19, 1959, she married Duane Caspers in Elgin.
Anna worked in food service for 25 years, including the Solon Nursing Home, Gary’s Foods, and Rockwell Collins. She was active in the Lisbon community serving as a den mother, secretary of the Lisbon Boosters, and various roles with the Lisbon United Methodist Church.
Anna will be remembered for her many baked goods, canning and pickling, and her antique balloon machine. She and Duane enjoyed going to engine shows for many years and also checking out garage sales. Her family will remember her loving and caring ways, especially her grandkids.
Survivors include her husband, Duane; children, Bruce (Mandy) Caspers of Mustang, Oklahoma, Troy (Kay) Caspers, Andy (Julie) Caspers, and Heather (Butch) Myers, all of Lisbon; sister, Joan (Virgil) Henry of Ridgeway; sisters-in-law, Jolene Friederich and Ruth Friederich; grandchildren, Casey (Sara) Caspers, Sadie (Josh) Jones, Zach Caspers, Christopher (Jenny) Caspers, Hunter Caspers, Bailey Caspers, Alexandra (Ethan) Kamerling, Adeline Caspers, Patrick (Anna) Myers, and Hannah Myers; and ten great grandchildren with two more on the way.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harold, Leo, and Russ; sister, Ernestine Butikofer; sister-in-law, Geri Friederich; brother-in-law, Lewis Butikofer, and granddaughter, Bethany Caspers.
Celebration of Life Service: 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016, at the Lisbon United Methodist Church, by Pastor Tom Mattson. Visitation: 2-5 p.m. on Sunday at the church. Inurnment: Lisbon Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the Lisbon United Methodist Church Stained Glass Window Restoration Fund.
Obituary & photo published by Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon.
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