Juanita Overmann
December 25, 1940 — May 1, 2020
Juanita Overmann, 79, of Marion, Iowa, formerly of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020, at The Views of Marion. In agreement with her wishes, cremation has taken place. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion. A joint celebration of life for Harold and Juanita will be planned at a later date in Spirit Lake, Iowa. A joint committal service will take place at St. Margaret Cemetery in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Juanita was a Christmas baby, born December 25, 1940, in Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Irene (Armstrong) Biedenbach. She graduated from Mechanicsville (Iowa) High School, class of 1959. On June 17, 1961, Juanita was united in marriage to Harold Overmann in Mechanicsville. They were blessed with six amazing children: Julie, Mike, Kathy, Jim, Tony, and David. Juanita and Harold were also foster parents to four children for several years and host parents to many foreign exchange students. Although Juanita worked part time outside of the home, she always said her most important job was to be a good wife and mom.
Juanita was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion and the Catholic Daughters in Spirit Lake. She was an artist and enjoyed painting and quilting. For the past several years, Juanita and Harold enjoyed spending winters in Texas. Juanita was a loving, caring and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Her beautiful smile will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Juanita said that she felt blessed to have the best husband, kids, kids-in-law, grandkids, and friends. She is survived and lovingly remembered by her daughter, Julie (Tom) Dalton of Wheaton, Illinois; four sons, Mike (Penny) Overmann of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Jim (Sharon) Overmann and Tony (Rebecca) Overmann, both of Marion, and David (Bobbie) Overmann of Omaha, Nebraska; 12 grandchildren; one brother, Bob Biedenbach of Troy Mills, Iowa; one half-sister, Candi (Chuck) Gesling of Mechanicsville; one half-brother, David “Butch” (Kathy) Ferguson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Biedenbach; mother, Irene Ferguson; husband, of 58 years, Harold Overmann on September 4, 2019; one daughter, Kathy Overmann Hamilton; half-brother, Bruce Ferguson; and sister-in-law, Doris “Jean” Biedenbach.
Juanita was a Christmas baby, born December 25, 1940, in Minnesota, the daughter of Albert and Irene (Armstrong) Biedenbach. She graduated from Mechanicsville (Iowa) High School, class of 1959. On June 17, 1961, Juanita was united in marriage to Harold Overmann in Mechanicsville. They were blessed with six amazing children: Julie, Mike, Kathy, Jim, Tony, and David. Juanita and Harold were also foster parents to four children for several years and host parents to many foreign exchange students. Although Juanita worked part time outside of the home, she always said her most important job was to be a good wife and mom.
Juanita was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion and the Catholic Daughters in Spirit Lake. She was an artist and enjoyed painting and quilting. For the past several years, Juanita and Harold enjoyed spending winters in Texas. Juanita was a loving, caring and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Her beautiful smile will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Juanita said that she felt blessed to have the best husband, kids, kids-in-law, grandkids, and friends. She is survived and lovingly remembered by her daughter, Julie (Tom) Dalton of Wheaton, Illinois; four sons, Mike (Penny) Overmann of Elkhorn, Nebraska, Jim (Sharon) Overmann and Tony (Rebecca) Overmann, both of Marion, and David (Bobbie) Overmann of Omaha, Nebraska; 12 grandchildren; one brother, Bob Biedenbach of Troy Mills, Iowa; one half-sister, Candi (Chuck) Gesling of Mechanicsville; one half-brother, David “Butch” (Kathy) Ferguson of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Albert Biedenbach; mother, Irene Ferguson; husband, of 58 years, Harold Overmann on September 4, 2019; one daughter, Kathy Overmann Hamilton; half-brother, Bruce Ferguson; and sister-in-law, Doris “Jean” Biedenbach.
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