I. Marie Vance

Iva Marie Vance, age 85 of Viroqua, died on Monday, October 12, 2009 . Iva Marie Vance, age 85 of Viroqua, Wisconsin, died on Monday, October 12, 2009 at her home. Marie was born on September 2, 1924 on the home farm in Luana, Iowa to Albert and Emma (Leppert) Oelberg. She graduated from Waukon High School, Waukon, Iowa in 1942. Marie worked as telegraph operator during WWII. In 1945 she was a cadet nurse and in 1949 she graduated from the Norwegian School of Anesthesia, Chicago, IL and then worked as a RN and a nurse anesthetist in hospitals in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin, finishing her career at Vernon Memorial Hospital in Viroqua. In 1950 Marie married Albert Howes and they had two children: David and Susan and in 1959 she married Eugene Vance and to this union they had five children: Kyle, Doris, Jeana, John and Roberta "Tina". Marie is survived by her children: Dr. David Howes (Dr. Ruth Rosenthal), Susan Howes, Kyle Vance, Jeana Vance, John Vance and Roberta "Tina" Vance; 10 grandchildren: Jonathan, Jessica, Antonia, Jennifer, Joshua, Sara, Brenton, Christopher, Emma and Jimmy; four great-grandchildren: Amanda, Delilah, Karah and Natalie; one brother, Kermit "Kem"; and two sisters: Beulah and Sarah. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Eugene Vance in 1973; daughter, Doris Riley in 2003; and five brothers: Andrew, Charles Frances, George, Chris and Harva.Blessed be our memory of Marie. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home, 123 W. Decker (hwy 56) in Viroqua. Phillip "Bud" Schultz will officiate with burial in the Viroqua Cemetery. Friends may call on Friday after 12:00 noon at the Vosseteig-Larson Funeral Home.