Izetta Mae Warnke Obituary (1913

Izetta M. Warnke, 98, of Strawberry Point, Iowa and formerly of Maynard, Iowa died on Wednesday morning, February 23, 2011 at the Regional Medical Center at Manchester, Iowa Funeral Service: 11:00 A.M. Friday, February 25, 2011 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard with Rev. Ian Wolfe officiating. Visitation: 9:00 to 11:00 AM Friday at the church. Interment: Long Grove Cemetery at Maynard, Iowa. Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home is assisting with funeral arrangements. Memorials may be given in her name to St. Paul Lutheran Church of Maynard, Iowa or the Gernand Retirement Center at Strawberry Point, Iowa Online Obituary at: www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com Izetta Mae Frahm was born on January 20, 1913 in rural Cedar Falls, Iowa, the daughter of William Frederick and Sophia Marie (Noltensmeier) Frahm. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in rural Hudson, Iowa in 1913 and was confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard, Iowa in 1932 where she has been a member the last 79 years. Izetta graduated from Randalia High School at Randalia, Iowa in 1930, received her bachelor degree in education in 1942 from Upper Iowa University at Fayette, Iowa, and her master's degree from the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa in 1946. She also was involved in extra studies at the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls, Iowa from 1946 to 1954. Izetta married Gerald "Ike" Theodore Warnke on June 5, 1954 at Waverly, Iowa She was a school teacher for 42 years teaching in Maynard, Ia, Hampton, Ia, Davenport, Ia, Moline, Ill, the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls, Ia and the last 24 years in the Oelwein Community Schools retiring in June of 1976. Izetta and Gerald lived in Maynard for 29 years before moving to the Gerand Retirement Center in Strawberry Point, Iowa since September 11, 1983. Izetta's achievements in education include organizing the first classroom for special education for children in Fayette County in 1955, charter member and past president of the Northeast Iowa Reading Council, first chairman of reading for State Educators Association of Iowa and was past president of the Oelwein Community Education Association. She also organized the first reading classes under State Title I program in Oelwein, was a charter member and past president of the Oelwein Retired Teachers Association and was a charter member and past president of Phi Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Society and organizing chapters in Decorah, Fayette, Allamakee County and Clayton County. Izetta was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Maynard and served as president of the Waterloo Conference of American Lutheran Women from 1976 to 1980. She was a life member of the Iowa State Educators Association, member of the National Education Association, life member of Northeast Iowa Reading Council, and established the Warnke Scholarship for Teachers of Reading for advance training. Izetta is survived by Nieces and Nephews. She was preceded in death by her Parents--Husband (Gerald "Ike" Warnke on August 16, 1988)--and a Sister (Evelyn Mikkelsen).