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Eleanora Wilhelmina Taake Berns

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Birth	:	23 Mar 1907 Boardman Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	7 Feb 2009 Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7733002, -91.0991974
Description	:	Eleanora W. Berns, 101, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 12th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 4:00 pm scripture service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Patrick Catholic School Endowment Fund. Eleanora Wilhelmina Berns was born March 23,... Read More	Eleanora W. Berns, 101, of Waukon, IA, died Saturday, February 7, 2009, at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 12th, at 11:00 AM at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Waukon, with Fr. Joseph Schneider and Rev. Msgr. Ed Lechtenberg officiating. Burial will be held in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon. Friends may call from 4:00 - 8:00 PM Wednesday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon where there will be a 4:00 pm scripture service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Patrick Catholic School Endowment Fund. Eleanora Wilhelmina Berns was born March 23, 1907 in Clayton County, rural Elkader, IA, the daughter of Henry and Louisa (Wilker) Taake and was baptized and confirmed at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Clayton Center IA. She attended Hanover School in Clayton County and graduated from Elkader High School in 1924 in Normal Training. Eleanora also did some correspondence courses through Iowa City, Upper Iowa University and Luther College. She taught school in Clayton County for six years and then worked in a bank in Garnavillo for two years. On June 17, 1933 she married Verni John Berns in Lamont, IA. They farmed together near Garnavillo until 1936, before moving to a farm in Allamakee County. Eleanora went back to teaching in 1946, teaching school at Union Prairie #2 for twenty one years and then at West Elementary School in Waukon for five years until her retirement in 1972. Eleanora was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church at West Ridge and is a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church where she was active in the Rosary Societies and A.C.C.W. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, crocheting, cooking, baking, raising poultry and making feather pillows. Her faith, family and friends were a special part of her life. Survivors include her children, Mary Ann (Ray) Burke, Betty Howe, Verdine (Mavis) Berns, Francis (Mary) Berns and Arthur (Joan) Berns all of Waukon, Karla Berns of Dubuque, IA and Bernard (Eileen) Berns of Waukon; 32 grandchildren; 83 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Verni who died in 1976; 2 grandsons; a son-in-law, Emmett Howe; 2 brothers, Wilbur and LeRoy Taake and 2 sisters, Iona Meier and Carrie Marting. Honorary casketbearers are her grandchildren and their spouse's. Casketbearers are Randy Burke, Mark Howe, Brad, Jerry, Linc and Bryan Berns.

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Eleanora Wilhelmina Taake Berns's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines County, USA.
When did Eleanora Wilhelmina Taake Berns death?
Eleanora Wilhelmina Taake Berns death on 7 Feb 2009 in Waukon, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 40.7733002
Longitude: -91.0991974

Family Members:

Parent

Henry Taake

(1872 - 1946)

Louise Wilker Taake

(1881 - 1924)

Spouse

Verni John Berns

(1904 - 1976)

Siblings

Carrie Marie Taake Marting

(1911 - 1971)

Children

Elizabeth Louise Berns Howe

(1935 - 2015)

Verdine John Berns

(1936 - 2016)

Arthur Gordon Berns

(1939 - unknow)

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Coordinate: 40.7733002, -91.0991974

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14. Spring Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7344017, -91.1682968

15. Spring Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7980995, -91.1892014

16. Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8240738, -91.1691437

17. Rock Spring Cemetery
Burlington, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7514000, -91.1931000

18. Miller Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7420500, -91.1932786

19. Burlington Memorial Park
Burlington, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8417000, -91.1514000

20. Hopper Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7871010, -90.9947670

21. Shiloh Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7649994, -91.2078018

22. Mohnike Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7369003, -91.2003021

23. Old County Home Cemetery
Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8043800, -91.2040500

24. Wykert Cemetery
Burlington, Des Moines County, USA
Coordinate: 40.8580000, -91.1336000