1925
Clara
2018
Clara Anne Fetz
October 19, 1925 — January 7, 2018
Clara Anne (Rouse) (Goldsmith) Fetz, age 92, died on Jan.7, 2018 at Holy Spirit Retirement Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation will be Friday, Feb.16th from 5-8pm at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel at 6200 Morningside Ave. in Sioux City. A vigil service will be held at 7 pm. led by Deacon Dennis Brockhaus. Father Dennis Meinen will officiate a Celebration of Life Mass at the Holy Spirit Chapel at 1701 W. 25TH. St. at 10:30am on Saturday, Feb.17th. A luncheon will follow at the Elks Lodge at 1001 Tri-View Ave. from noon-3pm.
Clara Anne Rouse was born to Chester and Florence (Gerlich) Rouse on. Oct.19, 1925 in Hopkinton, IA. She would be the 2nd oldest in a family of 10 children. The family moved to Oxford Junction, IA and later to Clarence, IA. Anne graduated from High School and from Cedar Falls Teachers College. Her first teaching assignment was in a one room schoolhouse. Anne married Wayne (Stretch) Goldsmith in June 1948. They lived on farms near Lowden and Clarence, IA. A daughter, Pat, was born in 1949 and later joined by an adopted brother, Lee and an adopted sister, Kay. Anne and Stretch moved from Clarence to Wyoming, IA. Additional moves included Waukon, IA, Ottumwa, IA, Sioux City, IA and Rapid City, SD. Stretch died in 1985. Anne worked a variety of jobs but her favorite was teaching. Mrs. Goldsmith’s last teaching job was as a third grade teacher at Epiphany School in Sioux City. She married John (Jack) Fetz in 1991. They moved to Apache Junction, AZ where he died in 2001.
Her love of helping children continued while living in Apache Junction where she made hundreds of quilts for Arizona Blanket for Kids. In 2012, Anne returned to Sioux City to be near family. She was a resident of Holy Spirit Retirement Center for 6 years. During that time, she quilted lap blankets for the residents, made over 2,000 mini-quilts and blankets for stuffed animals and dolls and draw string bags that were given to Elks #112, the Sanford Center, Community Action and the Sioux City Fire Department. She was interviewed by local television, the Sioux City Journal and Globe Gazette for your loving generosity. One of her proudest moments was when she won a blue ribbon at the Woodbury County Fair at age 90 for a wall hanging she had made. In honor of Anne, please do something to make a child happy. She always said she could not hug every child but she hoped her quilting would bring love to any child who received and hugged her quilts.
She is survived by a daughter, Pat (Skip) Hoelker of Sioux City and a daughter, Kay Goldsmith of Sioux City and a daughter-in-law, Roseanne Goldsmith of Southwick, MA. She is also survived by grandchildren, Erin (Chris) Barkema of Story City, IA; Alissa (Mike) Muffley of Lehighton, PA; Christopher Grell of West Des Moines, IA; John(Melissa) Hoelker of Waukee, IA; Heather (Gary) Spieler of Sioux City, IA ; Nathan Curtis, Lauren Curtis and Marla Curtis all of Sioux City, IA and Nicole Goldsmith of Southwick, MA. and 12 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her sisters, Jean (Don) Maher of Tipton,IA and Gladys (Ronnie) Hurtis of Macon, GA.; sister in-laws Kathy Rouse and Karolyn Rouse of Tipton, IA; her brothers Tom (Ramona) Rouse of Colo, IA and John (Jo) Rouse of Princeton, MO and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death are her parents, husbands Stretch and John; son, Lee Goldsmith and a great-grandson; her brothers Chet Rouse, Ray Rouse and Mike Rouse; her sisters Betty Christopherson and Mary Brinkman; and brother-in-laws John Christopherson and Whitey Brinkman.
Thank you to the many people who have donated fabric for her quilting projects over the years. Thank you to her special friend, Nadine Bergan; to the residents of Holy Spirit who became her friends and to the Holy Spirit staff who loved and cared for her. Thank you to Hospice of Siouxland for helping her find comfort.
Clara Anne Rouse was born to Chester and Florence (Gerlich) Rouse on. Oct.19, 1925 in Hopkinton, IA. She would be the 2nd oldest in a family of 10 children. The family moved to Oxford Junction, IA and later to Clarence, IA. Anne graduated from High School and from Cedar Falls Teachers College. Her first teaching assignment was in a one room schoolhouse. Anne married Wayne (Stretch) Goldsmith in June 1948. They lived on farms near Lowden and Clarence, IA. A daughter, Pat, was born in 1949 and later joined by an adopted brother, Lee and an adopted sister, Kay. Anne and Stretch moved from Clarence to Wyoming, IA. Additional moves included Waukon, IA, Ottumwa, IA, Sioux City, IA and Rapid City, SD. Stretch died in 1985. Anne worked a variety of jobs but her favorite was teaching. Mrs. Goldsmith’s last teaching job was as a third grade teacher at Epiphany School in Sioux City. She married John (Jack) Fetz in 1991. They moved to Apache Junction, AZ where he died in 2001.
Her love of helping children continued while living in Apache Junction where she made hundreds of quilts for Arizona Blanket for Kids. In 2012, Anne returned to Sioux City to be near family. She was a resident of Holy Spirit Retirement Center for 6 years. During that time, she quilted lap blankets for the residents, made over 2,000 mini-quilts and blankets for stuffed animals and dolls and draw string bags that were given to Elks #112, the Sanford Center, Community Action and the Sioux City Fire Department. She was interviewed by local television, the Sioux City Journal and Globe Gazette for your loving generosity. One of her proudest moments was when she won a blue ribbon at the Woodbury County Fair at age 90 for a wall hanging she had made. In honor of Anne, please do something to make a child happy. She always said she could not hug every child but she hoped her quilting would bring love to any child who received and hugged her quilts.
She is survived by a daughter, Pat (Skip) Hoelker of Sioux City and a daughter, Kay Goldsmith of Sioux City and a daughter-in-law, Roseanne Goldsmith of Southwick, MA. She is also survived by grandchildren, Erin (Chris) Barkema of Story City, IA; Alissa (Mike) Muffley of Lehighton, PA; Christopher Grell of West Des Moines, IA; John(Melissa) Hoelker of Waukee, IA; Heather (Gary) Spieler of Sioux City, IA ; Nathan Curtis, Lauren Curtis and Marla Curtis all of Sioux City, IA and Nicole Goldsmith of Southwick, MA. and 12 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her sisters, Jean (Don) Maher of Tipton,IA and Gladys (Ronnie) Hurtis of Macon, GA.; sister in-laws Kathy Rouse and Karolyn Rouse of Tipton, IA; her brothers Tom (Ramona) Rouse of Colo, IA and John (Jo) Rouse of Princeton, MO and many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death are her parents, husbands Stretch and John; son, Lee Goldsmith and a great-grandson; her brothers Chet Rouse, Ray Rouse and Mike Rouse; her sisters Betty Christopherson and Mary Brinkman; and brother-in-laws John Christopherson and Whitey Brinkman.
Thank you to the many people who have donated fabric for her quilting projects over the years. Thank you to her special friend, Nadine Bergan; to the residents of Holy Spirit who became her friends and to the Holy Spirit staff who loved and cared for her. Thank you to Hospice of Siouxland for helping her find comfort.
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