Katherine Fay Werner

Katherine Fay Werner, the daughter of Harold James and Daisy Bernice (Miller) Bennett, was born on July 9, 1940, in Dexter, Iowa. Katherine entered eternal rest on August 19, 2013 at the Clark County Hospital, Osceola, Iowa, at the age of seventy-three years.
Katherine graduated from Arispe High School with the Class of 1958. On August 17, 1958, she married Fred Werner at the Arispe Methodist Church and recently celebrated their 55th Anniversary.
Katherine lived near Tingley for fifteen years. In 1973, Katherine and Fred moved to a farm west of Lamoni and lived there for forty years. Last year they moved to the Osceola area. Katherine was a homemaker and farm wife and worked beside her husband on the farm. She and Fred raised two of their grandchildren for about ten years. Katherine loved her flowers and tending to her vegetable garden. She was a great cook and loved preparing food for her family. Katherine was never idle.
Katherine was a 4-H Leader for many years and served on the 4-H County Counsel for eight years. Katherine also served as a Girl Scout Leader. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Mount Ayr and was a life member of the Arispe Methodist Church.
Left to cherish Katherine’s memory are her husband, Fred Werner, Osceola; her daughter, Colleen (Bruce) Peterson, Earlham, Iowa; her son, Barry Werner, Prescott, Iowa; her three grandchildren: Annette (Richard) Kaster, Macksburg, Iowa; Jerry (Linda) Werner, Creston; and Katherine Peterson, Earlham; her sister, Helen Case and significant other, Wayne Gridley, Kent, Iowa; her sister-in-law, Berva Bennett, Salem, Oregon; and many nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Preceding Katherine in death were her parents; her brother, Robert Bennett; her sister, Romona Shrader; her brother-in-law, Dean Shrader; and her great-grandson, Easton Werner.