Wanda Putbrese

Breda – Wanda Putbrese, 95, died Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Carroll Heath Center in Carroll. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 8 at Zion Lutheran Church in Auburn and burial was in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Auburn.

Pallbearers were Steve Smit, Mike Putbrese, Tim Brend, David Hensel, Ward Bean, and Jeff Frank.

Wanda Ione Putbrese was born in rural Lake City on January 18, 1915, the daughter of Jesse and Lucy (White) Tubbs. She graduated from Lake City High School in 1932. She was united in marriage to Albert “Bud” Putbrese on March 3, 1935 at the Peace Lutheran Church in Ulmer. They moved to a farm north of Breda and remained there throughout their entire married life. They spent the winters in St. Petersburg, Florida during their retirement years. Mrs. Putbrese remained on the farm after her husband’s death in November 1993. She became a resident of the Carroll Health Center November 2, 2009 at the age of 94.

She was a member of Peace Lutheran and later Zion Lutheran Church and Ladies Aid in Auburn.

Wanda was an avid reader. She enjoyed gardening, flowers, cooking, baking, politics, and her grandchildren. She especially enjoyed the companionship of her Siamese cat, Stacy the past 12 years.

Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Stover and husband Stan of Stuart and Judith Brend and husband Dave of Auburn; nine grandchildren, Steve Smit and wife Kathy of Billings, Montana, Laurie Anslover and husband Jim of Omaha, Nebraska, Becky Krutsinger and husband Doug of Xenia, Illinois, Beth Sulsberger and husband Lou of Flora, Illinois, Mike Putbrese and wife Emily of Xenia, Illinois, Barb Lents and husband Mike of Rome, Italy, Shelley Snyder and husband Glen of Carroll, Melissa Fertig of Lake View, and Tim Brend and wife Amanda of Indianola; 16 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1993; son, Ronald Putbrese in 1998; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Putbrese in 1991; brother, Floyd Tubbs; and three sisters, Gladys Tubbs, Hazel Griggs and Dorothy Noah.

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