Maas, Regina Anna

Regina Anna Maas, 84, of 103 Chase St. SW, Blairstown, died Friday, June 11, 2010, at the Vinton Lutheran Home following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, Blairstown, by Pastor David P. Rempfer. Burial: St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Newhall. Friends may visit at the church Tuesday from 3 to 8 p.m. and again Wednesday after 9:30 a.m. at the church. Teahen Funeral Home in CedarRapids is serving the family.

Regina is survived by her husband, Harold; 11 children, Pam Beisker of Daytona Beach, Fla., Dennis (Marcene) Maas of Waterloo, Paulette Bildstein (Mary Beth Rausch) of Parnell, Linda Haack (Greg Van Tomme) of Brooklyn, Donald (Jeri) Maas of Norway, Lynette (Jim) Stults of Ault, Colo., Jan (Mike) Stults of Eaton, Colo., Julie (Bob) Jacobson of Van Horne, Sheila (Jim) Freie of Wilton, Suzette (Randy) Beardsley of Port Orange, Fla., and Carol (Brian) Wessler of Wake Forest, N.C.; 25 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

Regina was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Ray Hopp; sister, Rosetta Von Ahsen; and grandson, Cody Stults.

Regina was born July 8, 1925, in Williamsburg, the daughter of Otto and Caroline Kummer Hopp. She married Harold Maas on Sept. 7, 1947, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Conroy. Regina worked at Central Lutheran School in Newhall as the head cook for 18 years.

Regina and Harold loved to play cards and travel to see all of their children and grandchildren. Regina loved to garden and was an excellent housekeeper. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was a wonderful wife, mom, grandma, sister and friend. She was one in a million and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

Instead of flowers, memorials may be directed to Central Lutheran School in Newhall or the Vinton Lutheran Home.

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