Milda (Mrs. Horton) Staeffler, 75, Gladbrook, Ia, died Monday, July 15, 2002 at the Marshalltown Medical and Surgical Center, Marshalltown.
Born Milda Nath on November 13, 1926, in Rock County, MN, she was one of six children born to Marcus and Emma (Schneekloth) Nath. She married Horton Staeffler on July 28th, 1957, in Rock Rapids, Ia. They then moved to Orange, CA for the next 34 years. In 1994, they moved to Gladbrook, IA.
Survivors include her husband, Horton, 3 daughters, Sharon Lee (Thomas) Burke, San Diego, CA., Cynthia Lu (Larry) Blaine of Gladbrook, and Barbara Jean (Bill) Basabilbaso of Newport News, VA., six grandchildren, Garth Werner, Randy Lovin, Christopher Basabibaso, Nicholas Basabilbaso, Duane Blaine and Laurel Blaine, son-in-law Phillip (Joyce) Werner and children Kristen, Joey and Scott, one sister, Norma (Ben) Meyers, Luverne, and three brothers, Carl (Betty), Bill (June) and Orlen (Mary Jo) Nath, Luverne.
She is preceded in death by her daughter, Laurel Ann Werner, her parents, and brother, Harvey.