After graduating from Denison H.S. in 1935, Dena worked at the Crawford County Courthouse before moving to Cedar Rapids, where she worked as a secretary at Collins Radio during WWII. In December 1945, she married the love of her life, Arthur Rossow. After living briefly in CA, they returned to Iowa and settled in Des Moines where Dena spent the rest of her life. Over the years she was a secretary for various employers, finally retiring from Sears Credit Central in 1997, just before her 80th birthday.
Dena traveled to see family all over the world. One of the highlights of her travels was a trip to Germany to visit her granddaughter and new great-grandson. While there, she located the centuries old haus-barn where her German ancestors had lived for many generations. To her delight, an aunt still lived there.
Dena was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, a granddaughter, a great-grandson; six brothers; and four sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicki (Jerry) Jacobs of Grimes, IA; her son, James (Sandra) Rossow of Des Moines, IA; three brothers, Bill Suntken of Elgin, MN, Gerald Suntken of Lowell, AR, and Richard Suntken of Council Bluffs, IA; and one sister Geraldine Nemitz of Dillboro, IN. She has five grandchildren, four great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
Dena traveled to see family all over the world. One of the highlights of her travels was a trip to Germany to visit her granddaughter and new great-grandson. While there, she located the centuries old haus-barn where her German ancestors had lived for many generations. To her delight, an aunt still lived there.
Dena was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, a granddaughter, a great-grandson; six brothers; and four sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicki (Jerry) Jacobs of Grimes, IA; her son, James (Sandra) Rossow of Des Moines, IA; three brothers, Bill Suntken of Elgin, MN, Gerald Suntken of Lowell, AR, and Richard Suntken of Council Bluffs, IA; and one sister Geraldine Nemitz of Dillboro, IN. She has five grandchildren, four great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
After graduating from Denison H.S. in 1935, Dena worked at the Crawford County Courthouse before moving to Cedar Rapids, where she worked as a secretary at Collins Radio during WWII. In December 1945, she married the love of her life, Arthur Rossow. After living briefly in CA, they returned to Iowa and settled in Des Moines where Dena spent the rest of her life. Over the years she was a secretary for various employers, finally retiring from Sears Credit Central in 1997, just before her 80th birthday.
Dena traveled to see family all over the world. One of the highlights of her travels was a trip to Germany to visit her granddaughter and new great-grandson. While there, she located the centuries old haus-barn where her German ancestors had lived for many generations. To her delight, an aunt still lived there.
Dena was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, a granddaughter, a great-grandson; six brothers; and four sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicki (Jerry) Jacobs of Grimes, IA; her son, James (Sandra) Rossow of Des Moines, IA; three brothers, Bill Suntken of Elgin, MN, Gerald Suntken of Lowell, AR, and Richard Suntken of Council Bluffs, IA; and one sister Geraldine Nemitz of Dillboro, IN. She has five grandchildren, four great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
Dena traveled to see family all over the world. One of the highlights of her travels was a trip to Germany to visit her granddaughter and new great-grandson. While there, she located the centuries old haus-barn where her German ancestors had lived for many generations. To her delight, an aunt still lived there.
Dena was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur, a granddaughter, a great-grandson; six brothers; and four sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicki (Jerry) Jacobs of Grimes, IA; her son, James (Sandra) Rossow of Des Moines, IA; three brothers, Bill Suntken of Elgin, MN, Gerald Suntken of Lowell, AR, and Richard Suntken of Council Bluffs, IA; and one sister Geraldine Nemitz of Dillboro, IN. She has five grandchildren, four great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
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