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| Verna M. (Mathiesen) Dexter | |
| March 09, 1931 - July 08, 2009 | |
| Newton, Iowa
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| Visitation: 5-7 p.m., Friday, July 10, 2009 at the funeral home. | |
| Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 11, 2009 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. | |
| Interment: Immediately following the funeral July 11, 2009 at Newton Union Cemetery. | |
| Verna Mae Dexter, the daughter of Peter and Bernice (Alitz) Mathiesen, was born March 9, 1931 in Mitchell, IA. She graduated from Mitchell Consolidated Schools in 1949. | |
| Verna was united in marriage with Eldon Dexter on November 9, 1968 in Ralston, NE. She was a retired Maytag machinist. Verna enjoyed gardening, camping, baking, making candy, and spending time with her family and friends. She was a member of Women of the Moose and a charter member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. | |
| Verna died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 at Hospice of Jasper County's Monarch Wing in Newton. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Katherine Niels; and an infant daughter, Debbie. | |
| Those left to honor Verna's memory include her husband, Eldon of Newton; daughter, Rebecca (Wayne) Kinney of Van Meter, IA; her grandchildren: Chelsea Dexter of Van Meter, Caitlyn Kinney of Van Meter and Patrick Kinney of Owasso, OK; sisters: Gail Hughes of Littleton, CO; Ruth (Jerry) Auten of Fort Dodge, IA; and Dorothy (Willis) Kester of Fort Dodge; and numerous nieces and nephews. | |
| Memorials to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church may be left at the funeral home or at the church the morning of the funeral. | |
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