Mildred Spies

Visitation

Sunday, December 11, 2005

After 3:00 PM

Ohde Funeral Home, Manning

Funeral Service MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2005, 10:30 AM ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH MANNING, IOWA

Officiating REVEREND DANIEL VOGEL REVEREND PATRICK SPARLING

Congregational Hymns HOW GREAT THOU ART? AMAZING GRACE? WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS? FERN JENSEN, ORGANIST

Casket Bearers DWIGHT GRUHN MYRON BOGATZKE LONY HAUBRICH LARRY JO HINNERS LARRY KENDLE CURT GRIMM

Honorary Casket Bearers LARRY HINNERS DENNIS GRIMM DELTON GRUHN

Interment GRAY CEMETERY GRAY, IOWA

Mildred Millie? Spies Mildred Ann, daughter of Louis and Selma (Miller) Vennink, was born August 12, 1933, in rural Manilla, Iowa. She was baptized at the First Presbyterian Church in Manilla. Mildred attended school at Manilla and was a member of the 1949 state tournament basketball team. She graduated with the class of 1951 and then attended Commercial Extension in Omaha where she continued playing basketball. After completing her schooling in Omaha, Mildred moved to Manning where she worked at the Manning Hospital. She was confirmed into the Lutheran Faith on October 24, 1955. On March 6, 1955, Mildred was united in marriage with Russell Spies at Zion Lutheran Church in Manning where they continued as members. They started farming ½ mile north of Gray and spent their whole life on that farm, raising five children. Millie worked at Wells Manufacturing and Burcliff Industries in Manning and most recently at Jumbo Jacks Cookbooks in Audubon. She was a tireless worker, never retiring. Mildred was a long time member of the Gray ODO Club. In her spare time Mildred enjoyed playing bingo. Spending time with her family, particularly her grandchildren, was most important to Mildred. Mildred died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday morning, December 9, 2005, at Manning Regional Hospital, at the age of 72 years, 3 months and 27 days. Preceding Mildred in death are her parents; son Rick Spies and three brothers: Marlin, in infancy, Marvin and Wayne Vennink. Mildred is survived by her husband of 50 years, Russell Spies of Gray; four children: Nancy and husband Tom Macklin of Urbandale; Lorri and husband Randy Felton of La Habra, CA; Randy Spies and wife Lynn of Audubon; Rodney Spies and wife Joy of Columbia, MD; seven grandchildren: Spencer Macklin; Alyse Felton; Ryan, Ashlyn and Ranen Spies; Brittany Spies; and Samuel Spies; brother Allen Vennink and wife Pat of Manning; three sisters: Lois and husband Ronny Frahm of Manning; Ann and husband Errol Wegner of Manning and Marilyn and husband Keith Pfannkuch of Manning; sister-in-law Sandra Vennink of Carroll; daughter-in-law Laura Spies Miller of Maxwell; aunt Lucille Carstens of Manilla and uncle John Edward Vennink and wife Fran of Houston, MO; sister-in-law Donna and husband Richard Zerwas of Commerce Township, MI; two brothers-in-law Stan Spies and wife Joleen of Manilla and Ken Spies and wife Geri of Manning; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.