Bernice J. (Linn) Trausch

Bernice J. (Linn) Trausch, 86, of Belmond passed away Monday, July 10, 2017 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond.

Funeral services for Bernice Trausch will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at the Belmond United Methodist Church, 1031 1st Street Southeast in Belmond, with Pastor Leila Blackburn officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Eagle Grove.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick’s Lane South in Belmond, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

Bernice was born July 1, 1931 in Lowden, Iowa to Lawrence and Emma (Christiansen) Linn, the family later moved to Eagle Grove where she attended school. She worked for a Model Cleaner and as a waitress at a Drive-Inn in Eagle Grove.

Bernice was united in marriage with Richard Trausch January 24, 1953. Following their marriage the couple moved to Washington State while Richard was in the Army.

Following his discharge from the Army they moved back to Iowa and worked on several farms in the Eagle Grove, Kanawha and Belmond areas. They settled in the Belmond area in the early 1960’s.

Bernice lived her life as a housewife doing what she enjoyed the most; baking and making meals for the family, and making old time thrasher style meals for the crews that helped with shelling corn and baling hay and straw.  Her greatest joy was spoiling her grandchildren.

Bernice and Richard retired and moved to Belmond in 1994. About four years ago, Bernice became a resident of the Rehabilitation Center.

Left to cherish her memory are her son Dennis (Pam) Trausch of Belmond; daughters: Pam Lathrop of Mason City and Colleen (Charlie) Cleppe of Elmore, Minnesota; grandchildren: Pattie Lathrop and Bryan Lathrop of Mason City, Jacob Collette of Mason City, Kyle Collette of Elmore, Minnesota; step-grandson Alex Cleppe of Marshall, Minnesota; sister Carol (Leland) Watts of Clarion; brother Jerry Linn of Forest City; sisters-in-law: Ruth Linn of Eagle Grove and Viola Studer of Des Moines; special friend Neva Davids and her daughters Wanda, Wilma and Laura along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Bernice was preceded in death by her parents; husband Richard; brother Robert Linn; sister Mary Teams; brothers and sisters-in-law: Bud Teams, Sharon Linn, Frances and Alice Trausch, Donald and June Trausch, Kirk and Ethel Lewis, Lloyd and Helen Steffenson, Everett Trausch, Elizabeth Trausch and Howard Studer.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial contributions be directed to Gateway Hospice in Clarion, Iowa.