Obituaries : Sophia Anne Danner

Sophia Anne Danner, 99 years 312 days, of Muscatine, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015 at Lutheran Living in Muscatine. Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 11:00 A.M. at Saint’s Mary and Mathias Catholic Church. Father Troy Richmond will be the celebrant. Burial will be held at Muscatine Memorial Park Cemetery. Following the interment, a time of food and fellowship will be held at Gannon Hall. Visitation for Sophia will be held on Monday, August 31, 2015 from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. with a 7:00 P.M. Rosary Service and Time of Sharing at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. A memorial has been established at the funeral home in Sophia’s name. Sympathy notes may be left for the Danner family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.

Sophia Anne Lindle was born on October 19, 1915, in Muscatine County, the daughter of Edward and Katherine (Bernick) Lindle. She was a graduate of St. Mathias High School in 1933, graduate of Muscatine Junior College in 1935 and received her Bachelors from Clark College in Dubuque, Iowa in 1937. Sophia was Miss Muscatine 1933. Prior to marriage she was a social worker, math teacher, census taker, and office worker at Swift. She was a bookkeeper at KWPC radio and voice of the Highland Potato Chip Girl on KWPC in the 1940’s. On August 9, 1950, Sophia was united in marriage to Ralph M. Danner at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Davenport, Iowa. Alongside her husband Ralph, she helped farm Maple Grove Farm. She was a Girl Scout Leader, 4-H Leader, and Muscatine County Extension 4-H Youth Committee member. She also was a member of Herb Pals, Farm Bureau, and Garden Club. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. Sophia also enjoyed crocheting, gardening, flowers, and baking.

Sophia will be deeply missed by her three sons, John E. (Mary) Danner of Letts, Myron L. (Kathleen) Danner of Burwell, Nebraska and Ralph M. (Kathy) Danner, Jr. of Muscatine; one daughter, Theresa (George) Ludeking of Norway, Iowa; six grandsons, Miles (Becky) Danner, Ben (Monica) Danner, Jerome ( Karrie) Danner, Cole (Mandy) Danner, Jacob Ludeking and Alexander Ludeking; six granddaughters, Stephanie ( Chad) Lukavsky, Molly (Aaron) Summers, Roseanne Danner, Megan Danner, Jacklyn Danner and Morgan Danner; four great-grandchildren, Dalton Lukavsky, Bailey Danner, Madison Danner and Gideon Summers; and sister-in-law, Jean (Jerry) Phelps of Rock Island, Illinois.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Ralph in 2007, one sister, Bernice Lindle and one brother, Edward Lindle.