Viola Reuwsaat

Visitation

Monday, June 30, 2008after 12:00 PM

Trinity Lutheran Church

 Manilla, Iowa

Funeral Service

Monday, June 30, 2008, 2:00 PM

Trinity Lutheran Church

 Manilla, Iowa

Officiating

Reverend Paul Frank

Music

How Great Thou Art?     Amazing Grace?

Just As I Am? 

 I Know That My Redeemer Lives?

Congregation

Mary Ellen Hafner, Accompanist

Casketbearers

Lyle David     Lance Lage     John Deist

Brian Lage     Roland Huebner     Richard Stark

Interment

Nishnabotna Cemetery

Near Manilla, Iowa

   Viola Alma Christina, daughter of John C. and Emma (Wenzel) Shade, was born September 10, 1910, near Botna in Jefferson Township, Shelby County, Iowa. The family lived on farms in Audubon County where she attended rural school.

   On October 10, 1931, Viola was united in marriage with Henry Carl Reuwsaat.  They made their home on the farm in Crawford County and three children were born to this union. Her husband died in 1940 and Viola never remarried.  Viola worked in restaurants in the area and then moved to Chicago to keep house for her sister Leona Starck.  After Leonas death, she kept house for a long period of time for Hattie Hessling in Carroll, Iowa, after which, she kept house for Aron Ackerson of Kiron, Iowa, until his death.  After Arons death, she moved to California and lived with her son Darrell (Daryl) and family and worked as a volunteer in a second hand clothing store. Viola was a member of the Lutheran Church. While living in the nursing home she enjoyed playing dominoes and listening to music.

   Following the death of her brother-in-law Fred Rudnick, she moved back to Iowa and lived with her sister Laura Rudnick in Audubon. When she could no longer care for her sister Laura, Viola moved to an apartment in Manning.  In 1988 when she began having health problems, she became a resident of Friendship Home in Audubon to be with her two sisters, brother and brother-in-law where they really enjoyed each other and singing together as they all loved music. In March of 2000, her son moved her to Eventide Nursing Home in Denison. On June 25, 2008 she died there at the age of 97 years, 9 months and 15 days.

   Viola is preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sons Darrell (Daryl) Reuwsaat and wife Ellie and Adrian Reuwsaat; grandson Troy Reusaat; and two grandchildren Toni and Todd Reuwsaat, in infancy; four sisters: Laura Rudnick; Beata David; Leona Starck and Wilma Ullerich; and three brothers: John Shade, in infancy, Raymond Schade and Merle Schade.

   She is survived by her son Norman Reuwsaat of Evans, CO; five grandchildren: Leslie Burnett; Laura McCrary; Donna Lopez; Mario Ray Reusaat; Tina Serno; ten great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren and many step-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law: Donna Schade of Gainesville, GA; several nieces and nephews who helped her out over the years: Ardith and husband Walt Lage of Manning;  Carlene and husband John Deist of Audubon and Lyle David and wife Colleen of Glidden; and other relatives and friends.