Obituary: Monica A. Smith
Monica Anne Smith, age 93, ofbrOsage, died Sunday May 23, 2021, at Faith Lutheran Home inbrOsage.
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Memorial Service will be held atbr11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Osage withbrRev. Bruce Kaltwasser officiating. Inurnment will be in the Osage Cemetery
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Monica was born September 26,br1927, at Elgin, the daughter of William and Bessie (Schneider) Sutter.
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She was baptized in Elgin, andbrconfirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in West Union. She graduated from West UnionbrHigh School in 1945 and attended Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Fallsbrfor a year, majoring in Commercial Art. Monica worked as a private secretarybrfor Cherry Burrell Corp. in Cedar Rapids, telephone operator in West Union andbrCharles City and secretary for Trinity Lutheran Church. She was united inbrmarriage to Ronald Eugene Smith on July 31, 1949, this marriage was blessedbrwith two children, Cheryl Ann in 1951 and Steven Lee in 1958.
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Monica was a active member ofbrTrinity Lutheran Church, teaching Sunday school, Circle Chairman,brSecretary-Treasurer, LWML, choir for 45 years, prayer chain and cradlebrRoll. She enjoyed painting pictures, working with many craftbrprojects, baking, sewing. and enjoyed visiting and having coffee with friends.brMonica especially enjoyed visiting with her grandchildren andbrgreat-grandchildren.
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Monica is survived by her husband, Gene of Osage; daughter,brCheryl (Bruce) Gast of Osage; son, Steve Smith of Kansas City, Missouri; twobrgrandchildren, Ben (Kristina) Gast of Durant, and Matt (Melanie) Gast of Osage;brfour great-grandchildren, Ethan, Colby, Macy and Max.
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She was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and BessiebrSutter; sister, Mardelle and brother-in-law, Riley Strudthoff.
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Champion Funeral Home in Osage, (641)732-3706,
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