Haerther, LaDean Meta (Glandorf)

LaDean Meta (Glandorf) Haerther, 74, died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins, with the Rev. Douglas Woltemath officiating. Interment will be held at St. Stephen's Cemetery, Atkins. Friends may call at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in Atkins from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

A memorial fund has been established for the St. Stephen's Lutheran Choir or L.W.M.L.

LaDean was born Nov. 28, 1938, near Williamsburg to Arthur and Meta (Wardenburg) Glandorf and graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1956. On June 12, 1959, she was united in marriage to Roger Haerther at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in rural Williamsburg. The couple farmed in the Atkins and Shellsburg areas.

LaDean was an active member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, where she was a member of L.W.M.L, the choir and the Nimble Fingers quilting group. She was also a Red Hat Lady and enjoyed square dancing.

She is survived by her husband, Roger; her children, Bonnie (Patrick) Thompson of Wadsworth, Ohio, Connie (Jeff) McQuiston of Cedar Rapids, Brian (Vikki Bell) Haerther of Springville and Rodney (Julie) Haerther of Shellsburg; nine grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; her brother, Derald (June) Glandorf of Williamsburg; many nieces and nephews; and her furry favorite, Licorice.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Rosa Posekany.

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Published Nov. 29, 2013, in The Gazette