Staben, Carolyn Jean, "Jeanie"

Jun 10, 1937 - Jan 5, 2012

Age 74. Missouri Valley, IA. Jeanie was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Donald Rex Holden.

She is survived by her husband, Clifford "Gene" Staben, Missouri Valley; children, Kimberly Miller and husband Jerry, Alliance, NE, Mike Wederquist and wife Carol, Malvern, IA, and Tina Zanders and husband Shawn, Coon Rapids, IA; step-children, David Staben and wife Barb, Missouri Valley, Christin Pruess and husband Rory, Bennington, NE, Sara Trierweiler and husband Dave, Woodbine, IA, and Michael Staben and wife Sally, Woodbine; 20 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren.

VISITATION Sunday, January 8, 2012, 6-8pm at Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home, Missouri Valley, IA. FUNERAL SERVICES 11 am Monday, January 9, 2012, at United Methodist Church in Malvern, IA, with Officiating Pastor Carl Phillips. Final Resting Place at a later date at Kennard Cemetery, Kennard, NE.

HENNESSEY-AMAN FUNERAL HOME

Missouri Valley, IA 712-642-2745

Posted On-line: Thursday, January 12, 2012; Published in The Enterprise, Friday, January 13, 2012

C. Jean Staben, 74

Family was One of her Greatest Passions

Carolyn Jean "Jeanie" Staben, 74, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, died Jan. 5, 2012, at Community Memorial Hospital in Missouri Valley.

Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 9, at the United Methodist Church in Malvern, Iowa. Per Mrs. Staben's request, her body has been cremated and her ashes will be laid to rest at the Malvern Cemetery and the Kennard Cemetery.

Carolyn Jean Holden was born June 10, 1937, in Malvern to Othel "Shorty" and Ruth Victorine "Vicky" Holden. She graduated from Malvern High School in 1955.

On Sept. 24, 1994, she married Clifford "Gene" Staben.

After high school, she helped run the family business, the Wederquist Variety Store, until its closing. She then worked at the Nishna Care Center in Malvern, where she cared for those with disabilities. Her compassion for others led her to a long career at the Glenwood State Hospital School, where she eventually retired. She then worked for nine years as a paraprofessional at the Missouri Valley Schools.

She is remembered as a very giving person and found great pleasure in making sure her students had needed items, such as warm coats and gloves. She loved camping with her husband and family, spending time with friends, dancing, and going to her grandchildren's activities. Her family was one of her greatest passions and it always made her happy to be surrounded by those she loved.

She is survived by her husband, Gene, of Missouri Valley; children and spouses, Kimberly Wederquist Miller and husband, Dr. Gerald Miller, of Alliance, Michael and Carol Wederquist of Malvern, Katrina "Tina" and Shawn Zanders of Coon Rapids, Iowa; stepchildren and spouses, David and Barb Staben of Missouri Valley, Christin and Rory Pruess of Bennington, Sara and Dave Trierweiler and Michael and Sally Staben, all of Woodbine, Iowa; 20 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Donald Rex Holden; and her beloved dog, Tinkerbell.

Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~