Lenore Mess' Obituary
Lenore "Granny" Mess, 88, of Princeton, Iowa, died Thursday, February 3, 2010 at Genesis Medical Center - East Campus, Davenport, Iowa.
Funeral Services will be 12:30pm, Monday, February 7, 2011 at the Presbyterian Church, Princeton, Iowa. Burial will follow in the Oakridge Cemetery- Princeton. Serving as pallbearers will be Jay Stone, Lance Stone, Terry Joens, Bill Moss, Rick Burkamper, and Bob Harper. Servin as honorary pallbearers will be Gary Steffey, Dave Fanning, Dick Smith, Lyn Miskowicz, Denise Mess, and Rachel Mess. Visitation will be from 10:30am to the service time at the church. The Clinton Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Lenore Irene Stalker was born on August 19, 1922 in Charles City, Iowa the daughter of Paul and Florence (Berkles) Stalker. She married Fred Houser in 1940. She later married Eldon "Doc" Mess on November 23, 1967 in Princeton; he died in 1986.
She drove school bus for the North Scott School District. She also worked with Bridges Catering.
She was a member of the Princeton Presbyterian Church, the Princeton Lions Club. She enjoyed bowling and bowled up into her 80's. She was secretary-treasurer at the Camanche Bowling League.
She is survived by four daughters: Lois (Bill) Blunt of Princeton, Sharon (Ed) Stone of Camanche, Gail Burkamper of Bettendorf, Brenda Watson Moline; three sons: Gordon Houser of Rapelje, Montana, Jim (Mary) Mess of Princeton, Bill Mess of Davenport; 20 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren, 8 great-great grandchildren and one sister: Lorriane French of Clear Lake, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, a granddaughter, 2 sisters, and 2 brothers.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to the Princeton Presbyterian Church.
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