Alma M. Hummel, age 95, of Cushing, Iowa and formerly of Schaller, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at the Correctionville Nursing and Rehab Center in Correctionville, Iowa.

Funeral services for Mrs. Hummel will be held Monday, June 18, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Schaller, with Reverend David Lyons officiating. Burial will be in the Schaller Cemetery. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller is in charge of the arrangements.

Friends may call on Sunday, June 17, 2007 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller. Those who wish to send online condolences to the family may do so via the funeral home website: www.fratzkejensen.com

Mrs. Hummel was born July 26, 1911 in Tower City, North Dakota, the daughter of August and Emma (Schwartz) Tack. She was baptized October 11, 1911 in Tower City. Alma’s parents were homesteading southwest of Valentine, Nebraska and making their home in a sod house. In 1918, Alma’s parents died in the flu epidemic, leaving four children. The children were taken to North Dakota by train to live with relatives.

Alma’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gosch, went to North Dakota and brought her back to Wall Lake, Iowa and raised her in their home. She attended school at Levey No. 3 west of Wall Lake. She was confirmed in Peace Lutheran Church in Wall Lake on March 28, 1926. After graduating from 8th grade, Alma worked as a “hired girl” until she married William V. Hummel on August 20, 1930 in Sioux City, Iowa. The couple lived in Odebolt, Iowa until 1940, when they moved to Ida Grove, Iowa, where Bill was employed at the Ida Grove Creamery. In 1942 they moved to a farm by Arthur, Iowa and then to Schaller in 1945, where they farmed until 1974, when they retired and moved to Schaller. William died on February 28, 1975. In 1993, Alma moved to Cushing. She enjoyed crocheting, playing cards and Aggravation, and doing crossword puzzles. She was a member of the auxiliary of the Odebolt Nursing Home for 20 years.

Survivors include her daughter and husband, Barbara and Lawrence Miller of Correctionville, Iowa; a sister-in-law, Ann Tack of Beaverton, Oregon; a son-in-law, Cecil Anderson of South Onawa, Iowa; cousin Verna (Mrs. Melvin) Bahr of Wall Lake, Iowa; 18 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, several great-great-grandchildren; other family and friends.

Alma was preceded in death by her husband, William V. Hummel in 1975; her daughter, Wilma Jean “Pat” Winkler in 1991; her daughter, Velma Arlene “Short” Anderson in 1985; her sister, Velma, Mrs. James Fauglid in 1942; her sister, Vera, Mrs. Norman Egge of Ely, Nevada; her brother, Allen Tack; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Tack in 1918; her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gosch; cousins Carl Lange, Emil Lange, Elmer Lange and Melinda Hoefling; and three great-grandchildren.