Anna Tomasek

Anna Jane Tomasek age 95 of Waucoma, IA, died Monday, December 12, 2016, at the New Hampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 17, 2016, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Waucoma, with Rev. Kyle Digmann celebrating the Mass. Interment will be held in Waucoma Cemetery, with Flo Langreck, Earl Drilling, Gene Winter, Laverne Blue, Jim Simon, Bert Svendsen, and Larry Knebel serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Saturday prior to the Mass at the church. Anna Jane Tomasek was born in Omaha, NE on August 22, 1921 as Theresa Marie Waterworth and placed in an orphanage. She was adopted by James and Ethel Patton on February 7, 1922. James and Ethel divorced and Ethel later married Charles Miller and together they adopted Anna Jane and moved to Waucoma in 1935. Anna Jane graduated from Waucoma High School in 1939. She attended 2 years at Iowa State Teachers College. When World War II broke out she went back to Omaha where she worked in a munitions factory and later transferred to California to work for Lockheed Corp. Anna Jane married William Tomasek in 1946 and to this union, four daughters and one son were born. Anna Jane was always active in the community, serving on city council for several years. She was a charter member of Catholic Daughters of Americas, being part of the organization for 57 years. She has been a member of the American Legion Auxiliary since 1945. Anna Jane was a devout member of St Mary's Catholic Church in Waucoma. She was instrumental in fund-raising for the American Cancer Society in Fayette County. She was a talented artisan, in sewing, ceramics, crafts and painting. She loved her family, her home, and her garden and took enormous pride in the care of her large yard. Anna Jane lived almost her entire life in Waucoma until she moved to Kensington Assisted Living in New Hampton due to health reasons in 2013. Anna Jane is survived by survived by her 5 children, Julie Mason of Evergreen, CO; Jan (Larry) Knebel of Bella Vista, AR; Cindy (Bert) Svendsen of Steamboat Springs, CO; Sally (Jim) Simon of Woodstock, GA; John Tomasek of Waucoma, IA; five grandchildren, Danny Boeding, Erik (Nicole) Svendsen, Kyle (Cesca) Svendsen, Tony (Julia) Simon, and Becca Simon; five great - grandchildren, Siena, Sawyer, Ruby and Noah Svendsen and Mattias Simon. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Bill in 1993. Memorials may be direct towards St. Croix Hospice in New Hampton. 951 N Linn Ave #5, New Hampton, IA 50659