Marcella Kanne, 86, of Carroll, died Friday, August 14, 2015 at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 2015, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Craig Collison. Con-Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Schott. Music will be by Kate Cuddy, and the St. Lawrence Choir with Sherry Loughran, and Marcy Anderson as cantors. Flutist for the funeral mass will be Leah Kanne. Lector will be Phil Phillips. Gift Bearers will be Emily Thams, Haley Thams, Alyssa Thams, Sarah Thams, Allison Schoomover, Isaac Wood, Simon Wood, and Esme Wood. Eucharistic Ministers will be Phil and Michele Phillips. Casket Bearers will be James Kanne, Tony Kanne, Elliot Kanne, Tyler Kanne, Cory Curfman, Heather Kanne, and Alison Kanne. Burial will be at the Carroll City Cemetery. The Carroll Catholic Daughters of the America’s and the St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary will form an honor guard for the funeral mass.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 4:30 p.m. on Monday where there will be a Catholic Daughter of the America’s Rosary prayed at 5 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m.
The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, where visitation will resume until the 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 Marcella’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on January 16, 1929, at Carroll, Iowa, Marcella was the daughter of John B. and Leota (Murphy) Hannasch. She grew up near Roselle and attended school at Holy Angels School. Marcella then graduated as salutatorian from St. Angela’s Academy in 1947. On December 30, 1950 Marcella was united in marriage to James A. Kanne at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Roselle. The couple made their home in Carroll, where Marcella was a devoted homemaker.
Marcella enjoyed playing Bridge, golf, reading, and volunteering at New Hope in Carroll. Most of all Marcella enjoyed the time she spent with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Marcella was a member of the Carroll Catholic Daughters of the America’s, St. Anthony Hospital Auxiliary, and she was a longtime parishioner of St. Lawrence Parish.
Marcella is survived by her children: Michele (Phil) Phillips of Carroll, Glenda (Ron) Bruggeman of Guthrie Center, Marty (Mona) Kanne of Kansas City, MO, Jeff (Sarah) Kanne of Gibson Island, MD, Dean (Joan) Kanne of Wooster, OH, Brian (Janet) Kanne of Omaha, NE, and Jeanne (Bill) Curfman of Omaha, NE; 16 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; her siblings: Clair (Lota) Hannasch of Tracy, MN, Mary Elaine Milbauer of Milwaukee, WI, Charles (Dorothy) Hannasch of Lincoln, NE, and Caroline Hermsen of Omaha, NE; her sisters-in-law: Jan Hannasch of Johnston, Joan Hannasch of Rosemont, MN, Rachel Hannasch of Greenville, PA, Shirley Hannasch of Huntington Station, NY, Lois Bierl of Carroll, Lucille (Robert) Schaefer of Denver, CO, and Bernice Pudenz of Carroll.
Marcella was preceded in death by her parents, husband James Kanne on October 6, 2011; and her brothers: Jerome Hannasch, Paul Hannasch, Art Hannasch, John Hannasch, and George Hannasch.
