Marie Speyer, 96 of Carroll, died Friday, January 10, 2014 at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Robert Gralapp. Con-Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Johnson. Music will be by Marcy Anderson and the St. Lawrence Choir with Jake Gute as cantor. Lector for the funeral mass will be Charlene Rupiper. Gift Bearers will be Debbie Baur and Beth Dillow. Casket Bearers will be: Barry Trevarrow, Brian Trevarrow, Zachary Baur, Jeff Louis, Mark Louis, and Roger Baur. Burial will be in the Carroll City Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. on Monday where there will be a rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 6:30 p.m. by St. Lawrence Parish.
The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church at 9 a.m. on Tuesday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Marie’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on May 16, 1917 at Arcadia, Iowa, Marie Catherine was the daughter of Peter and Mary (Hugeback) Schmitz. She spent her younger years in the Arcadia community and attended St. John Grade School and later Arcadia High School. On June 7, 1937 Marie was married to Albert Speyer at St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia with Fr. Mathias Stork officiating. The couple made their home in Arcadia and later moved to the Carroll community. Marie worked as a housekeeper at St. Lawrence Rectory for over 20 years; worked part-time at Mid American Energy, and also cleaned homes for families in Carroll. She enjoyed baking, cooking, dancing, and visiting with friends and family. Marie loved music and was a member of the George Strait Fan Club, attending 18 of his concerts in her lifetime. She was also a member of St. Lawrence Parish, and Parish Ladies Guild.
Survivors include her children: Marlou Trevarrow and husband Lee of Omaha, NE, Susan Louis and husband Jim of Carroll, and Steve Speyer and friend Lonzetta Graham of Phoenix, AZ; 6 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Norma Berger of Carroll; her sisters-in-law: Alice Schmitz of Arcadia and Florence Schmitz of Carroll; as well as other extended relatives.
Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Albert in 1979; her great-grandchildren: Brooks Louis and Jordan Louis; her sisters: Florentine Rupiper, Agnes Rupiper, and Bertilla “Tootie” Andersen; and her brothers: Leo, Lewis, and Lawrence Schmitz.
