Almeda Mason

Almeda Mason, age 97, of Gibsonburg died Saturday afternoon, December 27, 2008, at the Bethesda Care Center in Fremont. Born in Gibsonburg on July 12, 1911, she was one of two daughters of Charles and Mary (Keiser) Schock. Almeda was joined in marriage with Dale J. Mason on July 11, 1941 in Gibsonburg. He passed in July 1964. She was a registered nurse, training and working at Flower Hospital and later retiring at the age of 72 from Memorial Hospital in Fremont where she served as an ER nurse.

Almeda was a member of the Flower Hospital Alumni, the Wayne Church of Christ and its Women of the Church and the Gibsonburg Garden Club. Surviving her is her sister Virginia Rahe of Gibsonburg and several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, December 31, 11:00 a.m. at the Herman-Kinn-Veh Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Gibsonburg. Rev. John Amstutz, Minister of Wayne Church of Christ, will officiate. Visitation will be at the funeral home Tuesday, 2-4 & 6-8 p.m.

Burial will be at West Union Cemetery, Gibsonburg.

Contributions in Almedas memory may be made to the Wayne Church of Christ or to the charity of the donors choice.