Vera Mae Rodman

Female 1916 - 2010  (93 years)


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  • Name Vera Mae Rodman 
    Born 4 Aug 1916  on a farm near Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 May 2010  New Hampton Care Center, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Jun 2010  Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2420  Rossen Genealogy
    Last Modified 19 Nov 2018 

    Family Glen Henry Knutson,   b. 6 Dec 1915, near Elma, Howard County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 2011, New Hampton Care Center, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 6 Feb 1938  Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ronald James Knutson  [Birth]
     2. Gaylord Glen Knutson  [Birth]
    +3. Wanda Lou Knutson,   b. 1945,   d. 1984  (Age 39 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 21 May 2016 
    Family ID F830  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Vera Mae Knutson (nee Rodman) - Portrait
    Vera Mae Knutson (nee Rodman) - Portrait

  • Notes 
    • Vera Mae Knutson, age 93 of Fredericksburg, Iowa died Saturday evening, May 29, 2010, at the New Hampton Care Center.

      Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at the Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg with Pastor Burt Williams officiating.

      Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fredericksburg with Terry Elliott, Bill Mulder, Ron Schutte, Brad Mohs, Bryan O'Day and Gary Schultz serving as casketbearers.

      Visitation will be held 4 ? 7 p.m. Tuesday June 1, 2010 at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Fredericksburg with further visitation one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church.

      Vera Mae Knutson was born August 4, 1916, on a farm in Floyd County, Iowa near Charles City, the daughter of James R. and Ella Harriet (Burrows) Rodman. Vera was educated in rural schools in Butler and Chickasaw Counties and attended high school in Fredericksburg. She also attended the Pitzies School of Cosmetology in Waterloo.

      On February 6, 1938, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa Vera was united in marriage to Glenn Henry Knutson. To this union three children were born, two sons and one daughter.

      Vera was a beautician, wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed her home, spending time with her family and sewing. She was a member of Peace United Church of Christ in Fredericksburg.

      Vera is survived by her husband of 72 years, Glenn (Bud) Knutson of Fredericksburg; two sons, Gaylord Glenn (Anna Marie) Knutson and Ronald James (Karen) Knutson both Fredericksburg; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her only daughter, Wanda (Lou) Borlaug; six sisters and three brothers.