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Charlene G. Manuel
CHARLENE G. MANUEL
Anamosa
Charlene "Char" G. Manuel, 83, of Mason City, formerly of Anamosa, passed away June 13 in Mason City, Iowa.
Funeral services: Friday, June 18, at Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. Visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. with services at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa. A Celebration of Life gathering will be hosted by the family following the burial at the VFW in Anamosa. A graveside burial also will be held in Carroll, Iowa, at a later date.
Survivors include her children, Robert (Donna) Shirbroun of Spirit Lake, Terri (Brian) Heck of Clear Lake, Pam (Gaylen) Kray of Monticello and Jeff Manuel of Fredericksburg, Va.; daughter-in-law, Patty Manuel of Olin; son-in-law, Kevin Posekany of Cedar Rapids; 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; her brother, Donald Riesburg of Halbur; and sisters, Shirley Fleskes, Highlands Ranch, Colo., Carol (Dick) Donovan, Des Moines, and Ginny Walsh, Marble Head, Mass.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jay, in 1977 and her husband, Jack, in 2014; brother, Duane Riesberg; sisters, Phyllis Riesberg and Bonnie Thein; son, Brad Manuel; two daughters, Lynda Manuel and Diane Posekany; niece, Jamie McColluch; and nephew, Brad Fleskes.
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