Florence L. Karle
Homemaker
Florence L. Karle, 89, 182 St. Francis Ave., formerly of 40 Indian Lane, died at 7:26 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, in Mercy Hospital of Tiffin.She was born Aug. 15, 1911, in Old Fort, to John William and Caroline (Zitzer) Elmers. On Nov. 26, 1932, in Fremont, she married Rudolph Karle, who preceded her in death Dec. 8, 1984.Survivors include: two sons, Rudolf E. Karle of Tiffin and William Max Karle of San Manuel, Ariz.; two daughters, Mrs. John (Marilyn) Grieselding of Fort Myers Beach, Fla., and Mrs. Timothy (Sandra) Robenalt of Marquette, Mich.; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.Two grandchildren; five sisters, Anne, Caroline, Gertrude, Estella and Alma; and a brother, William, also preceded her in death. Mrs. Karle, a homemaker, was employed as a cook for 10 years in the Columbian High School cafeteria. A 1929 graduate of Fremont High School, where she served as class valedictorian, she was a member of First Lutheran Church and its Victory Class. The Rev. Margaret M. Marks will be the officiant at the 2 p.m. Monday service in the First Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Seneca Memory Gardens.
Visitation is 7-9 p.m. today in the Hoffmann-Gottfried Funeral Home.Memorials may be made to Community Hospice Care, St. Francis Home or the church.