Mabel Berka, 98
Tue, 05/31/2022 - 8:22am
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Aug. 27, 1923 —
May 26, 2022
PROTIVIN - Mabel Berka, age 98, of Protivin, Iowa, died on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Accura HealthCare of Cresco, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Holy Trinity Parish in Protivin, with Father Nicholas Radloff officiating. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. at the church on Friday morning.
Mabel was born on Aug.27, 1923, in Howard County, Iowa, the daughter of John and Mary (Markovetz) Vrba. She attended rural country school until eighth grade and then graduated. She met Edward Berka, and on October 9, 1945, they were united in marriage by Rev. Alphonse Biskup, O.S.B. at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Protivin. The couple was blessed with two daughters, Marie and Norma. They raised their daughters on the Berka family century farm near Protivin.
Mabel was a member of the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Rosary Society, Catholic Workman and Senior Citizens Club in Protivin. In her spare time, she enjoyed playing cards and bingo and doing word search books. She liked watching Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune and her favorite bird, cardinals. Mabel looked forward to the occasional trip to the casino. She was known for her kolaches and raisin cream pie. Although she had many joys in life, her favorite was spending time with her family. She always looked forward to visits and phone calls.
Heaven gained an angel. Her family feels blessed to have their mother all these years. “We love her and will miss her, but we know that she is at peace.”
Mabel is survived by her daughters, Marie (Robert) Moudry of Decorah, Iowa and Norma (Ron) Bullerman of Calmar, Iowa; grandchildren, Lavon (Scott) Vickery of Hampton, Va., Adam (Kim) Bullerman of Urbandale, Iowa and Amy (Jamie) Hammersland of Elkader, Iowa; great-grandsons, Blake Bullerman and Owen and Griffen Hammersland; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ed on April 3, 2011, and her parents.
The family asks that memorials be directed to Howard County Community Hospice.
