Priebe, Wilma J.

Wilma J. Priebe, 78, of Independence, died Sunday, March 27, 2011, at her home in Independence.

Wilma was born on Nov. 11, 1932, on the Kurt Family Farm, near Cascade, Iowa, the daughter of George N. and Barbara A. (Weber) Kurt. She was a 1951 graduate of St. Mary's Catholic High School in Cascade. On April 23, 1955, she was married to Clifford P. Priebe in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Cascade. The couple farmed in the Anamosa area until moving to a farm near Brandon, Iowa, in 1960. Following the death of her husband, Clifford, she moved to Independence, in 1995. She was a member of the St. John's rosary Society and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

She is survived by her five children, Bonnie O'Brien and Stan (Jane) Priebe of Independence, Cindy (Dave) Francois of Central City, Celia (Tracy) Shedd of Mingo, and Dale (Rundi) Priebe of Brandon; 21 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; one sister, Sister Lucy Kurt of Dubuque; three brothers, the Rev. Alan Kurt of Albuquerque, N.M., Ron Kurt of Cascade, and Karl “Butch” Kurt of Monticello.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clifford in 1992; and two brothers, Ralph and Stephen Kurt.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, at St. John's Catholic Church, Independence, with the Rev. Don Plamondon officiating. Burial: St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Independence. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today and from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Reiff Funeral Home & Crematory, Independence, where a rosary will be recited at 3 p.m. and a parish vigil service will be held at 7:30 p.m. today.

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