Coletta Mildred Mohr

Coletta (Daiker) Mohr, age 94, of Fonda, Iowa was received into her heavenly home on October 16th surrounded by her loving family at the Fonda Nursing and Rehab Center in Fonda, Iowa. Funeral Mass will be held Monday, October 19, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Varina, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Fonda. Visitation will take place Sunday, October 18, 2015 from 4-7:00 p.m. with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Varina. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Newell is in charge of the arrangements. Coletta was born on October 26, 1920 to John and Caroline (Thelen) Daiker on the family farm near Glidden, Iowa. She grew up in the Breda area with five sisters and six brothers. Growing up, Coletta attended grade school at Carroll County Country School and then Auburn High. After finishing school, she worked at an egg plant and later a Variety Store. Coletta met her future husband, Albert, at a house party and they began dating. After Albert came home from his service in WWII, they were married on February 22, 1949 in Auburn, Iowa. They moved to a farm outside of Varina, Iowa, where she worked side by side with Albert farming and raising livestock. Together they were blessed with three children: Gary, Connie and Sally. In 1995, Albert retired from farming and they moved to their home in Fonda, Iowa, where they resided together until 2005 when Albert passed away. Coletta continued to live in their home until she moved to the Fonda Nursing & Rehab Center in 2007. Coletta was a devoted member of St. Columbkille Catholic Church in Varina, actively living her faith serving as a Catechist, rosary leader, choir member and member of the Ladies Altar Society, she was also a member of the Varina Legion Auxiliary. She took great comfort in knowing her children and grandchildren followed in her faith, and her devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary was evident in her home and her life. Family and friends meant everything to Coletta and every day spent with them was a special gift to her, whether it was time spent fishing, playing cards, traveling or cooking a meal to share with them. Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Gary (Anne) Mohr of Varina; Connie (George) Schachtner and Sally (Mike) Stumpf of Fonda. Four grandchildren: Tim Mohr of Albert City, Heather (Clay) Schachtner-Kramer of Fonda, Julie (Brad) Bunjes of Alta and Jon (Annie) Mohr of Newell. Eight Great-Grandchildren: Coltin & Carter Schachtner-Kramer; Blair & Grahm Bunjes; Austin, Audrey, Allison & Mason Mohr; special niece, Gayleen Schug of Auburn, sister – Marietta Sammons of Lidderdale; sisters-in-law, Leona Schulte, Marilyn, Glenna and Donna Daiker and many other nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Coletta was preceded in death by her husband, Albert; infant great granddaughter Christian Schachtner-Kramer; parents, John and Caroline Daiker; infant sister Ila Mae; sisters, Mabel, Ethel & Drusilla; brothers, Johnny, LeRoy, Leonard, Ivan, Warren and Cornelious and several brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and dear friends.

Coletta Mildred Mohr

October 26, 1920 - October 16, 2015