Osterkamp, Leona Agnes

Leona Agnes Osterkamp, 88, of Anamosa, died Sunday Sept. 25, 2011, at Silvercrest of Anamosa. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Anamosa. Father Wayne Droessler will officiate at the service. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. A Scripture service will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Internment will be at the Holycross Cemetery, Anamosa.

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Surviving are her children, Lynn (Kay) Osterkamp of North Richland Hills, Texas, Terry (Diane) Osterkamp of Anamosa, LuAnn (Craig) DeMoss of Anamosa, Larre (Tracy McCarthy) Osterkamp of Anamosa, and Tracy (Dan) Larrimore of Anamosa; 14 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Louis (2003); a son, Todd Alan (1987); five sisters, Marie Cook, Clara Martz, Lucille Walderbach, Thelma Feilen and Josephine Camber; and four brothers, William, Raymond, Robert and Leo Walderbach.

Leona Agnes Walderbach was born Jan. 17, 1923, in Anamosa, Iowa. She was the daughter of Charles and Edith Farnham Walderbach. Leona was a 1941 graduate of Anamosa High School. On Feb. 12, 1946, Leona and Louis Osterkamp were united in marriage. Leona spent most of her life at home raising the kids and taking care of the home. She loved playing cards, dancing, the Chicago Cubs, but the thing she treasured most was the time she got to spend with her family and friends. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend and will be missed dearly by those closest to her.

The family would like to thank the staff at Silvercrest of Anamosa and Iowa Hospice especially, Susan Buelow for their exceptional care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Jones County Meals on Wheels.

Published in The Gazette Sept. 28, 2011.