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Novella Dorothy Bredbenner

Birth	:	8 Sep 1917 Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	30 Jan 2007 Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0018997, -93.6046982
Plot	:	BLK 4 SEC 75
Description	:	Novella D BREDBENNER Confirmed 1928 Methodist Episcopal Church and activemember. Graduated 1934 from Klemme, IA High School. With certificate, she began teaching in 1935 at Riverside School, Dist. #3, two miles South of Klemme IA at a salary of $50. In addition to teaching, she was the janitor. The winter of 1935 was one of the worst with roads closed, she tramped thru the snow two miles each way to teach school. After teaching in the rural school and returns to Cedar Falls IA, she taught four years at Allison IA and several years at Brooks and Greenwood... Read More	Novella D BREDBENNER Confirmed 1928 Methodist Episcopal Church and activemember. Graduated 1934 from Klemme, IA High School. With certificate, she began teaching in 1935 at Riverside School, Dist. #3, two miles South of Klemme IA at a salary of $50. In addition to teaching, she was the janitor. The winter of 1935 was one of the worst with roads closed, she tramped thru the snow two miles each way to teach school. After teaching in the rural school and returns to Cedar Falls IA, she taught four years at Allison IA and several years at Brooks and Greenwood schools in Des Moines IA. In 1948, she received her B.A. in Elementary Education from Iowa State Teachers College(Now Univ. of Northern Iowa) Cedar Falls IA. Subsequently, she taught at Maple Groove School in Des Moines, IA. In 1954, she received her Masters Degree from I.S.T.C. in Cedar Falls IA and then taught 27 years at Hubbell School. Member of many organizations, she traveled to all fifty states in the USA, 20 countries in Europe including former U.S.S.R, China, Egypt, Japan, Kenya, Australia, New Zealand, & Fiji Islands. ---------------------Novella Dorothy Bredbenner, died at the Concord Care Center in Garner, on Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Memorial services were held on Thursday, February 1, at the Klemme United Methodist Church. Novella, the daughter of Clark and Martha (Lau) Bredbenner, was born on September 8, 1917 in Klemme. She graduated from the Klemme Public School as valedictorian of the Class of 1934. For many years Novella alternated teaching and attending college. In 1935 she started her college education at Iowa State Teachers' College. Novella joined the Kappa Phi Club, a religious organization for university women. She received her two-year elementary degree in 1939 and returned to Cedar Falls in 1944 for her junior year of college. She completed her B.A. in elementary education and graduated with honors in 1948. In 1954 Novella was awarded a Ding Darling Fellowship from the National Wildlife Federation and completed her masters degree at Cedar Falls. She began her teaching career at Riverside School, two miles south of Klemme, with a salary of $50 a month. Those were the days when the teacher not only taught school, but also built the fire, swept the floor, washed the blackboard, etc. She enjoyed playing ball with her students, skating on the river ice, sliding downhill on a toboggan in a snowstorm, or chasing butterflies in the spring. She later taught at Allison and then at Brooks, Greenwood and Maple Grove Schools in Des Moines, including 27 years of elementary science and social studies at the Hubbell School. In Des Moines Novella was active in many school, church and community organizations. Novella was confirmed in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1928 and was active in Standard Bearers and Epworth League. She taught Sunday School and Bible School. At Klemme, she was active in the United Methodist Women, the administrative council, and the Iowa Annual Conference. She attended World Methodist conferences in Singapore, England and Kenya. Butterfly collecting, genealogy, photography, and traveling were among her hobbies. Novella and her mother, Martha enjoyed many trips together. She traveled to all 50 states and many countries around the world. She shared slide shows and artifacts from her travels. Novella spent many hours assisting with the book on Klemme history for the centennial in 1989. She participated in the Hancock County Genealogical Society, Hancock County Historical Society, Federated Women's Club, and Federated Garden Club. Novella embraced her extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. She enjoyed gathering with family for the holidays and at Lau reunions. Novella was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by numerous loving friends and extended family members. --Courtesy of K Markwardt Blakewell

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Novella Dorothy Bredbenner's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, USA.
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Novella Dorothy Bredbenner death on 30 Jan 2007 in Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0018997
Longitude: -93.6046982

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Parent

Clark Monroe Bredbenner

(1889 - 1928)

Anna Marie “Martha” Lau Bredbenner

(1885 - 1962)

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