In Loving Memory - Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home

S ophia Edeen Wetherell, age 86, of Storm Lake, Iowa died May 16, 2013 at Methodist
Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake.
Sophia Edeen Gunsior was born November 29, 1926 in Plains, Pennsylvania the
daughter of Benjamin and Lottie (Kulas) Gunsior. She was baptized on January 1, 1927
and confirmed on September 21, 1938 both at St. Peter and Paul Church in Plains.
Growing up, she attended school at St. Peter and Paul Elementary School in Plains.
She spent time working at Grossinger’s in the Catskill Mountains, Florida, and New York
City. Most of Sophie’s free time was spent dancing and watching stars like Jerry Lewis
and Frank Sinatra.
On December 6, 1961, Sophie was united in marriage to Charles Arthur Wetherell in
Dakota City, Nebraska. At that time Sophie moved from New York City to Marathon,
Iowa. Together, they were blessed with two children, Charlene Elizabeth and Edean
Marie.
Sophie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake where she belonged
to the Catholic Daughters and the St. Mary’s Guild. She was also a member of Tops.
In her spare time, Sophie enjoyed playing Bingo, shopping, quilting, and bowling. She
loved spending time in the kitchen cooking and canning. Sophie and Charles enjoyed
traveling together for many years. A favorite past time of Sophie’s was attending sporting
and musical activities of her grandchildren. Later in life Sophie loved to teach the
staff at Methodist Manor how to dance. Sophie treasured spending time with her family
and friends and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Charlene E. Wetherell of Alta,
Iowa and her special friend, Monty C. Reinking; Edean M. (John M.) Murray of Storm
Lake, Iowa; grandchildren: Thomas Charles Stewart of Muscatine, Iowa; Christopher
George Stewart of Spencer, Iowa; Cale Matthew and Grace Marie Murray of Storm Lake,
Iowa; her siblings: Betty McPherson of Brick, New Jersey; Carol Gilman of Boca Raton,
Florida; John (Rose) Gunsior of Wyoming, Pennsylvania; Rose (Dale) Wetherell of Storm
Lake, Iowa; Peter (Barbara) Gunsior of Manchester, New Jersey; Leonard (Lorraine)
Gunsior of Fairfax, Virginia; in-laws: Bernice Heske, Erla Wetherell, Carol Wetherell, Billy
Joe and Connie Wetherell, Sharon Hervey, Shirley Wetherell and George Francis, Dale
Culp, Dennis and Faye Wetherell; and many nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends.
Sophie was preceded in death by her husband, Charles A. Wetherell; parents, Benjamin
and Lottie Gunsior; sister, Celia Sconda; her in-laws: Frank Sconda, Bill McPherson,
Clifford and Ruby Wetherell, Dale and Marjorie Dicks, Bob Heske, Helen Fredericksen,
Burton and Marilyn Wetherell, Phyllis and Darrell Brown, Richard Wetherell, Paul
Wetherell, Larry Hervey, Carol Ann Wetherell Culp, Glen and Norene Wetherell, and Darlene
Wetherell.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Sophie Wetherell with the St.
Mary’s School Catholic Foundation, 320 Seneca St., Storm Lake, IA 50588.
In Loving Memory
Sophia Edeen Wetherell
1926 — 2013

W e wish to express our gratitude for the kindness evidenced in
thought and deed, and for your attendance at this service.
Please join us for lunch and a time of fellowship at the KC Hall immediately
following the burial.
Sophia Wetherell
My grandma is a very beautiful lady and she wears what she likes.
She looks like a flower blooming in spring.
My grandma can sometimes sound like she is worried.
She goes shopping a lot because shopping is what she likes to do.
When you give her a fright she always says, “Yeses Go Hunny!!”
I remember how she used to take care of us when we were sick.
I know she loves me very much.
I love my grandma a lot and that’s why —
I wrote this poem about her.
—Thomas Stewart
— T h e F a m i l y o f S o p h i e We t h e r e l l
IN MEMORY OF
Sophia “Sophie” Edeen Wetherell
November 29, 1926 — May 16, 2013
F U N E R A L M A S S
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church — Storm Lake, Iowa
C L E R G Y
Reverend Bruce Lawler
Reverend Eugene Murray
Reverend Clair Boes
O R G A N I S T
Dolores Cullen
S P E C I A L M U S I C
Grace Murray
“You Are Mine”
St. Mary’s Caritas Choir
Dawn Prosser
L E C T O R S
Barbara Wetherell
Lissa Izzo
A L T A R S E R V E R S
Tanner Snyder, Josh Feltner, Will Hurd
C A S K E T B E A R E R S
Robert Wetherell, Dale Wetherell, Monty Kluger, Bradley Wetherell
Sean Wetherell, Joshua Wetherell, Benjamin Wetherell
I N T E R M E N T
St. Mary’s Cemetery — Storm Lake, Iowa
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