Nellie E. Finder

Nellie E. Finder, 88, of Oelwein, Iowa and formerly of Hazleton died on Monday, April 9, 2012 at Mercy Living Plus in Oelwein.

Funeral Services: 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein, Iowa; Officiating: Rev. Jerry Chase; Visitation: from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday at the funeral home and after 9:30 A.M. on Thursday; Interment: Floral Hills Memorial Gardens Cemetery in rural Oelwein, Iowa.

Memorials may be given in her name to Trinity United Methodist Church of Hazleton, Iowa or Mercy Living Plus in Oelwein.

Nellie E. Bates was born on June 9, 1923 at Westgate, Iowa, the daughter of John L. and Virgie A. (Summers) Bates. She was raised in Fairbank, Iowa, attended school there and moved to Chicago, Illinois for 5 years. Nellie then moved to Hazleton and worked as a clerk Woolworth's Department Store in Oelwein for 11 years and was also a waitress at Joan & Al's in Oelwein. She married Frank M. Kuchan on February 2, 1947 at Chicago, Illinois. Frank died on September 5, 1963. Nellie married Richard Everett Finder on September 4, 1964 at Hazleton, Iowa. Richard died on August 23, 1994 and she then moved to Oelwein in 1995. Nellie was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church at Hazleton, Iowa, United Methodist Women, a member of the Emma Arnold Society, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Oelwein Chapter # 45. She has been a resident of Mercy Living Plus in Oelwein since July 2011. Nellie enjoyed reading, tying rugs, her quilting group, playing cards, and talking to family and friends.

Nellie is survived by:
Daughter--Karen (Mike) Westhoff of Las Vegas, Nevada
Step-Son--Robert Finder of Queen Creek, Arizona
5 Step-Grandsons--Jeff, David, Robert, Richard, and Paul Finder
Many Step-Great Grandsons and Step- Great Granddaughters
3 Brothers--Clifford Bates of Hobart, Indiana, Gerald "Bennie" (Joan) Bates of Oelwein, Iowa and Verble Bates of Fairbank, Iowa
1 Sister--Ina Ferrel of Grantsburg, Illinois
Brother-in-law--Delbert (friend-Sue) Finder of Readlyn, Iowa
Many Nieces and Nephews

She was preceded in death by her Parents--Husbands (Frank M. Kuchan and Richard E. Finder)--2 Sisters (Thelma Mead and Nyda Rubino)--3 Brothers (Edwin Bates, Harold Bates and Kenneth Bates)--Step- Granddaughter (Rachel Finder)--and a Step- Daughter-in-law (Sandra Finder).