Vera Bueckmann, 85

May 13, 1931—Feb. 14, 2017

 

Elma -  Vera Bueck-mann, age 85 of Elma, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017 at Colonial Manor in Elma.

Funeral services for Vera were Feb. 17, 2017 at St. Paul’s Maple Leaf Lutheran Church with Pastor Dan Christensen officiating. Burial was at the church cemetery. Online condolences for Vera’s family may be left at www.conway-markhamfh.com. Memorials are directed to the family.

Vera was born on May 13, 1931 on a farm near Riceville, Iowa, the daughter of Emil and Viola (Worple) Lubbert. She was baptized in St. Peter Lutheran Church in Elma and confirmed at St. Paul’s Maple Leaf Lutheran Church. 

At the age of two, Vera lost her mother and lived in the Acme area with her father until he was re-married to Irene McDaniel. They moved to a farm between Saratoga and Davis Corners until Emil was hurt in a cornpicker accident. The family then moved to Saratoga. 

Vera was a 1949 graduate of Riceville High School. She worked at Osage Knitting Mill and for the Auditor’s office in Sioux Falls, S.D. before returning home to marry Clarence Bueckmann on Aug. 15, 1951 at St. Paul’s Maple Leaf Lutheran Church. 

The couple had one son, Chris who was born on Dec. 22, 1962. The family lived on the same farm all their married life. Vera lost the love of her life after his third heart attack on May 22, 1989. After Clarence’s death, she remained on the farm with Chris. She was proud to be a homemaker and helped on the farm all her life. 

Vera was always happy with the simple things, never asking for much. She had a strong faith in the Lord, was involved in her church and spent many years cleaning it. She enjoyed reading a good book or her Bible and truly enjoyed being in her home. She had a green thumb with plants and loved spending time cooking and baking various dishes, which always tasted good.

Vera is survived by her son, Chris Bueckmann of Elma; her sisters, LaVonne Moses of Riceville and Mayzie Seehase of Waterloo, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clarence; infant son, Rudy in 1953; brothers-in-law, Richard Johnston, Sam Reis and Floyd Moses; and her sisters-in-law, Isabel Johann and Mabel Reis.