Louise Margaret Browning Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Louise Margaret Browning, age 95, of Boone, and has been a resident of the Westhaven Community of Boone, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at the home. Funeral services will be held at 10: 30 A.M., Friday, May 13, 2011 at the Trinity Lutheran Church located at 712 12th Street in Boone, with Rev. Lindsay Watkins officiating. Burial will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 12, at the Walter ~ Schroeder Funeral Home located at Fifth & Story Streets in Boone, with the family present from 6:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., visitation will continue at the church on Friday morning from 9:00 A.M. until the service time. Louise was born on January 23, 1916 in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Minnie (Ahrens) Hasstedt. Louise attended and graduated in 1930 from the St. Paul's Lutheran School. On August 27, 1934 Louise was married to Charles A. Browning in Boone, Iowa. She worked at the Ordinance Plant in Ankeny during WWII, later helped her family on the farm for a period of time, then worked for Morton Pies Company in Webster City and then the DeKalb Company near Boone. Louise later worked with the Miller Drug where she worked at the fountain counter, serving coffee and meals. She worked at the Eastern Star Masonic Home as a nurse's aide and was a home attendant to care for people in their home. Louise was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church of Boone. She enjoyed making afghans and quilts, quilt tops and rugs and also knitted table cloths and enjoyed reading and doing puzzles. Louise is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Charles in 1970; her daughter, Karolyn Roby; her four brothers, Henry, Edward, Raymond and Wilford (Bill); her two sisters, Rose Lindell and Eleanor Swanson and her daughter-in-law, Evelyn Browning. Louise is survived by her son, Darrel Browning of New Hampton, Iowa; her three grandchildren, Christine Butler and husband Steve, Angela Harper and Michelle Roby; her six great grandchildren and her sister-in-law, Hilma Hasstedt of Boone, Iowa. In memory of Louise, a memorial has been established for the Trinity Lutheran Church. Walter ~ Schroeder Funeral Home located at Fifth and Story Streets in Boone is in charge of the arrangements.

Louise Margaret Browning

January 23, 1916 - May 9, 2011

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