Eileen Fuerstenberg
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Eileen Fuerstenberg
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Born in rural Waverly on Jun. 24, 1922
Departed on Mar. 4, 2010 and resided in Clarksville, IA.
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Sunday, Mar. 7, 2010
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Monday, Mar. 8, 2010
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Harlington Cemetery
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Eileen Fuerstenberg, 87, of Clarksville, formerly of Waverly, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at the Community Nursing Home in Clarksville.
Eileen was born June 24, 1922, on the family farm outside of Waverly, the daughter of Harvey and Emma (Gamn) Iserman. She was baptized June 24, 1923, at the Warren Evangelical Church, and confirmed her faith on June 9, 1944, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waverly. She graduated from Waverly High School in 1940 and received her teacher's certificate from the Iowa State Teachers College in 1941. On March 9, 1944, she was united in marriage to Wendell J. Fuerstenberg in the Warren Evangelical Church. The couple farmed together for numerous years on their farm east of Waverly. Eileen was a teacher in one of the local rural schools for two years and later was a cook at Wartburg College in Waverly until her retirement. In 1963, Wendell started the Fuerstenberg Trucking business. Eileen assisted Wendell with the trucking business as well as the duties on the farm. The couple raised ponies and saddle horses for many years and enjoyed traveling with the animals for various parades, rides, and events. Wendell and Eileen were both members of the Dairy Spot Trail Riders. Wendell passed away February 7, 1982.
A couple years after Wendell passed away Mel Cassmann entered Eileen's life. This longtime friendship involved going to auctions, traveling, and sharing duties on the acreage. The acreage was sold in 1993 and the couple then moved to Clarksville. Eileen entered the Community Nursing Home in Clarksville in 2007.
Survivors include her four children; Roger Fuerstenberg of Davenport, Annette Petersen of Willisburg, Kentucky, Ronald (Jeanne) Fuerstenberg of Plainfield, Wendy (Harold) Gilbert of Keokuk; grandchildren, Jeremy Gilbert, Joshua (Stephanie) Fuerstenberg, Jamie Gilbert, Brandon (Tiffany) Fuerstenberg, Jacob Gilbert; great grandchildren, Marissa and Josie Fuerstenberg; adopted grandchildren, Christina and Alexandria Figueroa; sisters, Maxine (Helmuth) Brase and Cleo Marlin Menzll; special friend, Mel Cassmann of Grundy Center. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Wendell; son, Jerald Fuerstenberg; brothers, Chuck and Paul Iserman.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 8, 2010, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waverly with Rev. Curt Schneider officiating. Burial will be in Harlington Cemetery, Waverly. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at the Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Waverly and for one hour prior to service time at the church on Monday. Memorial contributions may be directed to Cedar Valley Hospice and on-line condolences may be left at www.kaisercorson.com.
Kaiser-Corson Funeral Home in Waverly is in charge of arrangements. 319-352-1187.
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