Jeanette Braun

Jeanette L. Braun age 81 of Sumner, formerly of Fredericksburg, Iowa died Sunday evening, December 11, 2011, at the Hillcrest Home in Sumner. Private family graveside services will be held at Rose Hill Cemetery with Phil Davis, Michael Shonka, Scott Shonka, Rick Shonka, Erik Eckhardt and Daniel Eckhardt serving as pallbearers. Friends may greet the family 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2011, at the Hugeback & Chenoweth Funeral Home in Fredericksburg. Jeanette Louise Braun was born June 11, 1930, in Waverly, IA, the only daughter of Lloyd and Vera (Schoeppach) Stufflebeam. She received her education in Waverly. On March 31, 1946, at The Little Brown Church, Nashua, she married Myron “Mike” Braun. To this union three daughters were born. Jeanette had worked at the Mienerz Creamery, the caf in Fredericksburg and was a longtime volunteer at the school in Fredericksburg. She loved spending time with her great-grandchildren, fishing, camping, bowling and had been a member of Plum Creek Golf Course. Jeanette was a great fan of sports, watching all different teams on television. On February 13, 1996, her husband Myron died at the age of 71 and her daughter, Vicky Davis died on December 12th of that same year. Survivors include two daughters, Janice (Larry) Shonka of Sumner and Diane (Mikel) Eckhardt of State Center, IA; two sisters-in-law, Colleen Stufflebeam of Caldwell, ID and Phyllis Stufflebeam of Hudson, IA; eight grandchildren, Phil Davis, Michael Shonka, Scott Shonka, Rick Shonka, Erik Eckhardt, Daniel Eckhardt, Christi Seehase and Jody Wagner; fourteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband and daughter; son-in-law, Dean Davis; three brothers, Virgil Stufflebeam, Leslie Stufflebeam, Maurice Stufflebeam; her step-father, F.C. “Shorty” Williams.