Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, October 24, 2011 in The Runge Mortuary Chapel. Visitation will be held from 3-7 PM Sunday, October 23, 2011 at the mortuary. Burial will be at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America or Iowa Farmer Today. Online condolences may be expressed at www.therungemortuary.com.
Anita Lucille Meyer was born November 3, 1921 in Pleasant Valley Township, Iowa, daughter of Fred J. and Mathilda (Schreck) Meyer. She attended Pleasant Valley schools and graduated from Davenport High School in 1939.
She was employed as a bookkeeper at Security Fire Insurance Company. On March 14th, 1942 she was united in marriage to Frederick A. Hess at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Davenport and together they farmed their Century Farm on Middle Road, for 51 years until Frederick’s death on November 10th, 1993.
Family was special to Anita. She loved to cook and entertain, took pride in her yard, garden, and flowers. She was a member of Plus 60 and listened to Lawrence Welk.
Anita is survived by her son Albert F. Hess and his wife Mary of Bettendorf, and their children, Jenny (Adam) Brainard of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Emily (Matthew) Winslow and their little boys, Jack and Charlie, LeClaire, Iowa, Angela (Nathan) Flenker, Princeton, Iowa, and Frederick Hess and fiancee Alixx Boynton, Bettendorf, Iowa. A daughter Louise (Eallen) Kitchen, LeClaire, Iowa and their daughters, Ann and Amanda, a son-in-law Gerald Kruse, New Liberty, Iowa and his daughter Dr. Julie (Evan) Hartman and their little boy Oskar, Monticello, Wisconsin, many nieces, nephews, special friends, and a sister-in-law, Delores Meyer of Minnesota.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick, a daughter Linda L. Kruse, March 10th, 1995, her parents, five sisters, Margaret, Elsa, Lillian, Wilma and Clara, three brothers, William, Edwin and Otis.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Genesis West ICU and to the hospice staff.
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