Obituary of Wilma Catherine Merfeld

Wilma C. Merfeld, 89, of Monticello, died Tuesday, August 30, 2016, at her home north of Monticello. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 2, 2016 at Kramer Funeral Home, Monticello, with burial at Monticello Oakwood Cemetery. Rev. Paul Baldwin will officiate. Wilma Merfeld was born March 21, 1927, in Chadwick, Illinois the daughter of Albert “Lee” and Angie “Emma” (Brokens) Sanford. Wilma married Albert Merfeld on November 20, 1946 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Monticello. Together they farmed near Castle Grove, Anamosa and Sand Springs until settling onto their farm north of Monticello. She is survived by her two children, Linda (Paul) Hostak of Cedar Rapids and Tim (friend Carol) Merfeld of Central City; 4 grandchildren: Russell (Kara Tapken) Merfeld and Jake (Courtney) Merfeld, Brian (Carrie) Meeks, Brandy (Steve) Burge; 6 great-grandchildren; 2 siblings, Esther (Paul) Burrack of Marion, and Richard Sanford of Monticello, and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, a sister Leona (Lowell) Lincoln, a sister-in-law Rose Sanford. The family would like to extend their gratitude to Above and Beyond Hospice for the care they provided for Wilma. Information available at www.kramerfuneral.com.