Doris Talbert

DORIS M. TALBERT

Cascade

Doris M. Talbert, 88, of Cascade, passed away Sunday, Nov. 8, 2015, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade. Friends and relatives of Doris may call from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Reiff Funeral Home in Cascade where a wake service will be held at 3 p.m. and a CDA rosary will be held at 4:30 p.m. Services for Doris will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Martin's Catholic Church in Cascade with the Rev. John Kremer presiding. Burial will be held in Calvary Cemetery in Cascade.

Doris Marie Brady was born Aug. 4, 1927, in Monticello, Iowa, to Joseph and Marie (Crimmins) Brady. On April 26, 1949, she was united in marriage to William J. (Bill) Talbert at St. Martin's Church in Cascade. They spent 59 wonderful years together. He preceded her in death on April 26, 2008.

Doris graduated from St. Martin's High School in Cascade in 1945. She then went on to receive her degree in nursing from Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids in 1948. After college, she worked with her mother at the Brady Maternity Hospital assisting in the birth of numerous children in the Cascade area. She also was employed as a nurse for Dr. Neiderheiser in his private practice. Later in life, she worked as a bookkeeper for the Aquin School System, retiring in 1997.

Doris was a member of St. Matthias parish in Cascade and the Catholic Daughters of the America's Our Blessed Mother Court No. 1926. She was a very faith-filled and selfless woman. She was famous for her cooking and baking skills, especially her sour cream raisin pies. Every Sunday you could find her grandchildren and great-grandchildren visiting her house and enjoying treats made by "Grandma Cookie." She always had a smile and open arms for hugs and kisses from the little ones. Her hobbies included reading, bowling, bridge and playing euchre. She was an avid Hawkeye and Cubs fan. She was a strong and beautiful woman who loved her family and they loved her.

She is survived by her children, MaryJean (Steve) Knepper of Cascade, Sheryl (Jim) Buckels of West Des Moines, Patrick (Lori) Talbert of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and Kathy (Brian) Gavin of Cascade; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Talbert of Cascade; her sister, Jean Marie Brady B.V.M of Iowa City; eight grandchildren, Shelley, Ben, James, Jill, Jesse, Shane, Katie and Carson; three step-grandchildren, John Paul, Stephen and Michael; and 12 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her daughter, Dianne; her son, Mark (Billy); two great-grandchildren; her siblings, Marcella (Donald) Morey, Michael Brady, Catherine (Louis) Stutt, Loretta (Claude) Tomlinson, Anna (Paul) Sauser, Alice (Edward) Bertling, Mary Marcella Brady and Joseph Brady; and her brothers-in-law, George and John Talbert.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Shady Rest Care Center for their kindness and respect in caring for Doris and her family and to Dr. Mark Janes for his continued care.