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Luelle Brockshus
LUELLE ANNA CARRIE BROCKSHUS
Williamsburg
Luella Anna Carrie Brockshus was born
March 10, 1919, near Williamsburg, Iowa, the daughter of Adolf and Minnie (Wardenburg) Wille. She was baptized on April 6, 1919, and confirmed on April 17, 1932, at Immanuel Lutheran Church near Williamsburg. She attended Immanuel Lutheran School. On Jan. 8, 1939, Luella was united in marriage to Alfred August Brockshus at Immanuel Lutheran Church. She had lived at the current farm since 1951. Luella was a lifetime member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. Luella was a true farm woman who canned everything raised in her garden and gathered on her farm, even at the age of 96. All her bountiful meals were made from scratch and ended with homemade desserts, with apple pie being the speciality. She loved to have visitors stop by and felt bad if she didn't have cookies, cake or pie on hand to offer them. What was best if she could send something home with them, including her fresh eggs. Luella was as much at home on the farm tractor as she was on her riding lawnmower. She loved the outdoors and looked forward to spring and summer every year, winter not being her favorite season.
Luella died of complications of old age on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Mercy Iowa City at the age of 96.
She is survived by a son, Lloyd Brockshus of Williamsburg; two daughters, Judy (Gary) Stevens of Cedar Rapids and Karen (Joe'd) Axmear of South English; four grandchildren, Will Axmear, Jesse Axmear, Ellen Axmear and Billie Gervais; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald (Delaine) Wille of Williamsburg; a grandson-in-law, Lynne Pope of North English; and two sisters-in-law, Leona Wille of Williamsburg and Edith Wille of Solon.
She was preceded by her parents; husband in 1991; granddaughter, Amney Pope; a sister, Gertrude Drueker; and two brothers, Adolf and Eldon Wille.
Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 4, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Williamsburg. The Rev. Richard Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Immanuel Lutheran Church. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
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