Bertha Witte

BERTHA WITTE

Salem

Bertha C. Witte, 93, of the West Point Care Center, formerly of Salem, Iowa, passed away at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, at the West

Point Care Center.

She was born June 10, 1927, in St. Paul, Iowa, the daughter of Herman and Bernadine (Mueller) Dingman. On Oct. 6, 1947, she married Ignatius J. Witte at St. James the Less Catholic Church in St. Paul, Iowa. They shared 60 years of marriage before his death on Dec. 6, 2007.

Survivors include her three daughters, Kathy Boeding of West Point, Iowa, Pat (Joe) Hackett of Kingsley, Iowa, and Sue Myers of Donnellson, Iowa; three sons, John (Linda Sue) Witte of Bluffton, S.C., Gary (Cathy) Witte of Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and Jim (Michelle) Witte of Pearland, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; three brothers, Adolph, Ernest and Andrew Dingman; three sisters, Adelaide Dingman, Barbara Kruse and Pauline Fedler; and two sons-in-law, Don Boeding and Dan Myers.

Bertha was a graduate of St. Mary's High School in West Point. She was a member of St. James the Less Catholic Church in St. Paul, the former Madonna Circle of the Daughters of Isabella, St. James Quilters, West Point American Legion Auxiliary and Boots and Umbrellas Card Club. She was a devoted wife and mother, helping her husband on their farm north of St. Paul, where they raised their six children. She had a large garden, enjoyed cooking, baking and sewing for her family. In her retirement years, she enjoyed tending to her flowers, traveling, quilting, playing cards and fishing. She especially loved her grandchildren, attending their actives and watching their families grow. Her happier moments were when she was surrounded by all of her family members.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at St. James the Less Catholic Church in St. Paul with Father Dan Dorau as celebrant. Those attending are required to wear a mask and social distance. Burial will be at St. James Cemetery in St. Paul. A memorial has been established in her memory for St. James Cemetery. Schmitz Funeral Home of West Point is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.schmitzfuneralhomes.com.