Louise Zuber

LOUISE M. ZUBER

Amana

Louise M. Zuber, 97, of Amana, formerly of South Amana, passed away Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, at Colonial Manor of Amana. Funeral services will be at noon Friday, Aug. 11, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, with Dale Morrison officiating. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in the South Amana Cemetery, South Amana, at a later date. Memorials may be contributed to the charity of the donor's choice.

She is survived by a brother, Jack Zuber (Juanita) of Cedar Rapids; her close friend, Sue Barber of Fountain Hills, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Marie McDonald and Leona Ehrmann; and stepsiblings, Henrietta Shoup, William Zuber and Rose Tucker.

Louise was born Aug. 29, 1919, in South Amana, Iowa, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Reihman Zuber. She grew up in South Amana, attending the south Amana school and graduated from Marengo High School. Louise then moved to Aurora, Ill., where she worked for the Arthur Podolak family for many years. She then worked for the Blackstone and Drake hotels in Chicago. In 1950, Louise returned to Iowa and worked at Stamats Publishing Co. and Craemer's Department Store until her retirement.

She enjoyed traveling to Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland. She loved baseball and whenever possible went to the Chicago Cubs games. She enjoyed sewing, often making her own clothes and caning furniture.

Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.