Mary Elaine Mohr

Mary E. Mohr, age 90, of Fonda, Iowa died July 3, 2024 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral Mass will take place Monday, July 8, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place Sunday, July 7, 2024 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the CHURCH with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. followed by a rosary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to OLGC church in Fonda, the Fonda Arts Center, or the Fonda Library Friends. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Fonda is in charge of the arrangements. Mary Elaine Hanisch Mohr was born on August 30, 1933, near Laurens, Iowa. She was the second of seven children born to Emil and Helen (Stoulil) Hanisch. Mary was baptized and confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Laurens. She attended Marshall Center Country School until sixth grade when she then attended Laurens Consolidated School, graduating in 1951. Mary attended Briar Cliff College in Sioux City, Iowa receiving a teaching certificate. She later attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa. She enjoyed teaching at Fonda Public School and substituting at Our Lady of Good Counsel Grade School. Mary was united in marriage to Vernon Mohr on July 20, 1954, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Laurens, Iowa. Mary was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Fonda, Iowa. She was active in the Holy Family Society, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Council of Catholic Women, Peace and Justice Commission, and the Commission of Women. She was a member of the Fonda Public Library Book Club, a member of the Pocahontas Literature Club, the Fonda Women’s Club, the OLGC choir, the Carmel Guild, and the Citizens for Community Improvement. She was on the Board of Directors of the Fonda Public Library and the Fonda Arts Center, as well as a member of the Legion Auxiliary. Mary enjoyed music, reading, traveling, collecting bells, books, candles, angels, and porcelain dolls. She made scrapbooks and filled albums for all her family. Flower gardens were her summer hobby. She especially enjoyed the time with her children and grandchildren. Mary is survived by sons: Steven (Jean) Mohr of Fonda, Iowa; Kenneth (Joan) Mohr of Fonda, Iowa; daughters: Therese (Kevin) Munn of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa; and Marilyn (David) Niehaus of Fonda, Iowa. Also eleven grandchildren: Jason Mohr, Jayme Pott, Rachel Ward, Julie Mohr, Lauren Haindfield, Allison Haindfield, Katie Kassel, Travis Munn, Ellen Nielsen, Emma Eitzmann, Courtney Niehaus; and eight great-grandchildren. Other survivors are three brothers: Don (Cathleen) Hanisch, Dennis Hanisch, and Paul Hanisch; one sister: Grace Cooney; nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Vernon; by her parents, Emil & Helen Hanisch; a sister, Rose Hanisch; and a brother, Francis Hanisch.

Mary Elaine Mohr

August 30, 1933 - July 3, 2024