Obituary of Ina Lois Pape

Survivors include her husband, Jerry, two sons: Russell (Krista) Pape of Marshalltown, IA, and Jeffrey (Wanda) Pape of Dyersville; four grandchildren: Tara Pape (special friend, Joel Widdel) of Cedar Rapids, IA, Ben Pape (special friend, Elizabeth Kane) of Dubuque, IA, Austin and Mariah Pape both of Dyersville; two step-grandchildren: Stevie Hart of Marshalltown, and Morgan (Mike) Strand of Grimes; IA, two step-great grandchildren: Madden Strand and Miles Hart; two brothers: John (Florence) Freitager of Mounds View, MN, Bernard "Doc" Freitager (special friend, Phyllis) of Ranseur, NC; sisters and brothers -in-law: Carol (John) Krajnak of Oak Creek, WI, Mary Willenbring of New Vienna, IA, Lois (Jack) Gatto of Palantine, IL, Jim (Evelyn) Pape of Bellevue, NE, Oran (Ramona) Pape of Dyersville, and Marty (Barb) Pape of Olathe, KS, along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother-in-law, Dave Willenbring, and her parents-in-law, Lewis and Bernice Pape. Ina was born on June 19, 1938 in Dyersville, Iowa, the daughter of George and Inez (Fangman) Freitager. She married Jerome "Jerry" Pape on May 28, 1960, in Dyersville, Iowa. Ina graduated from Xavier H.S. in 1956, received her Registered Nursing degree from Mercy School of Nursing in 1959 and received her BSN degree at St. Joseph's College, in Maine in 1986. She took pleasure in gardening, painting, daily crossword puzzles, playing cards, and having fun at the Casinos. Ina liked watching As the World Turns, Wheel of Fortune, The Price is Right, and the Dallas Cowboys. She loved evening rides with her golf cart and cherished the time spent fishing and morel mushroom hunting with her grandchildren. Friends may call from 2 - 9 p.m. Thursday, January 22, 2009, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a parish scripture service will be held at 4 p.m.