ards to her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, relatives, and friends for birthdays, anniversaries, and other milestones. Ermina R. Vaske, age 98 of Bancroft, Iowa passed away May 9, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. Ermina is survived by her eight children, Judy (Bill) O'Donnell of Lone Rock, Diane Bollinger of Carroll, Janice (Charles) Doyle of Swea City, Janet (John) Mescher of Fort Dodge, Tom (Lynette) Vaske of Webster City, Chuck (Marilyn) Vaske of Bancroft, Dave (Anne) Vaske of Urbandale, and Darlene (Frank) Kollasch of Bancroft. She also survived by her by her 20 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 3 sisters-in-law, Marie Recker of Algona, Lorraine Vaske of Lincoln, NE, and Lois Vaske of Bancroft; and many nieces and nephews and other family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence on July 11, 1989; her parents; 3 brothers Lawrence, Clarence, and Alvin Recker; 2 sisters Marie Kisch and JoAnn Lickteig; and by her son-in-law Willis "Bub" Bollinger.