Florence P. Rankin

Florence P. "Paudy" Rankin, 78, of Northfield, Minn., died Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Northfield Hospital.

Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua with family present from 10-11 a.m. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., at the funeral home with the Rev. Ellis Andrews officiating. Burial will be in Center Chapel Cemetery southeast of Keosauqua.

A memorial for Three Links Care Center, Northfield, Minn., has been established and may be left at the funeral home or mailed to the family at 1530 Independence Dr., Northfield, MN 55057.

She was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Keosauqua, the daughter of Craig and Irene Davidson Armstrong. On Feb. 5, 1948, she married James Rankin in Kahoka, Mo.

For more, see our Sept. 5 print edition.