Edna Gadient Sept. 30, 1924 – Feb. 17, 2019

      Edna Gadient age 94, died Sunday Feb. 17, 2019 at the Villages Assisted Living in Marion following a brief illness.  

      Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Friday morning, Feb. 22, 2019 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Monticello with interment in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello.  Friends may call from 4 until 7 p.m. Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello and after 10 a.m. Friday at the church.  A parish Vigil Service will be held 4 p.m. Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello.  Fr. Paul Baldwin will officiate at the services.  Memorials may be directed to the Federated Garden Club, Monticello Senior Dining and Monticello Fire Department.  Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.Goettschonline.com.

      Surviving are, six daughters: Jan (Thom) Otto,  Sandi (Mark) Vanourny, Sheri (Pat) Recker, Connie (Jim) Fetzer, Carol (Dan) Meyer, Debra (Daren) Kaiser; nine grandchildren: Jamie Teague, Chad Vanourny, Natalie Driggers Kerstin Recker Alexandre, Fallon Schwalbe, Molly Martin, Reagan Kaiser, Ryleigh Kaiser, Braden Kaiser; 17 great-grandchildren: Selwyn Teague, Sawyer Teague, Sullivan Teague, Saelor Teague, Maitland Vanourny, Owen Vanourny, Evelyn Vanourny, Clayton Driggers, Grace Driggers, Emma Driggers, Annelise Driggers, Mary Katherine Driggers, Lochlan Alexandre, Fenly Schwalbe, Freya Schwalbe, Crew Schwalbe, Raelyn Martin.

      She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Vernon Gadient (1990), son Terry Gadient (1981); three brothers, Otto, Herman and Paul Steuri; and sister, Freida Eiben.

      Edna Louise Steuri was born Sept. 30, 1924 in Monticello, Iowa.  She was the daughter of Adolph and Freida Legenhager Steuri.  Edna attended Castle Grove #9 and graduated from the Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1943.  She then took normal training while in school and became a teacher at Castle Grove #9.  During WWII, Edna worked at the Iowa Ordinance Plant in West Burlington.  Edna married Vernon Gadient on Feb. 6, 1946 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Rectory in Sand Springs.  The couple lived in Texas and Colorado before moving back to Iowa.  They farmed near Ryan for two years before farming with Vernon’s father in South-east Delaware County.  In addition to the regular demands of farm management, Edna also raised and processed 300 chickens each year. Following Vernon’s death, Edna continued to operate the farm for nine years before she moved into Monticello. 

      Edna loved to garden vegetables and flowers, sew, cook and bake.  She enjoyed reading and painting in her spare time.  Edna and Vernon were members of Farm Bureau in both Delaware and Jones County.  She was a member of the Federated Garden Club, Riverside Gardens, and the Sacred Heart Parish.  Edna liked to watch Wheel of Fortune.  She played all kinds of cards and enjoyed bingo and yahoo.