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Ethel B. Sperfslage
ETHEL B. SPERFSLAGE
Winthrop
Ethel B. Sperfslage, 88, of Winthrop, Iowa, died Friday afternoon, July 9, 2021, at the Good Neighbor Society in Manchester, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 13, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Monti, Iowa.
Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, July 12,
at the Monti Hall in Monti, and from 9 to
10 a.m. Tuesday at the Monti Hall.
Rosary service: 3:45 p.m. Monday at the Monti Hall.
Interment: St. Patrick's Cemetery in Monti.
Fawcett-Schmitz Funeral Home in Winthrop is assisting the family.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.
Ethel is survived by her seven sons, David (Coleen) Sperfslage of Winthrop, Dan (Diane) Sperfslage of Aurora, Dennis Sperfslage of Independence, Roger (Shelley) Sperfslage of Winthrop, Don (Verna) Sperfslage of Winthrop, Richard (Wendy) Sperfslage of Winthrop and Dean (Dana) Sperfslage of Edgewood; five daughters, Ruth Ann (Jim) Mangold of Coggon, Rita (Bob) Knutson of Rowley, Rose Mary (Steve) Schmock of Manchester, Diane (Dean) Stone of Oelwein and Darleen (Rich) Espe of Oelwein; many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, JoAnn Greiner of Cedar Rapids.
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