FRANCES BIRKHOFER MUSCATINE, Iowa - Frances J. Birkhofer, 94, of Muscatine, passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at her home.
Celebration of Life Service will be held from 4 until 6 p.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Private burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Gilda's Club.
Frances was born on November 10, 1923, in Muscatine, the daughter of Fred and Marvel Bowser Satterthwaite. She married Nevin Wayne Birkhofer on May 7, 1944, at the Spangler Chapel United Methodist Church in Muscatine. He preceded her in death on May 18, 2016.
Prior to her marriage, she worked at the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. After she married Nevin she was a housewife and mother. She also held some part-time jobs.
Those left to honor her memory include her children, Sandra Maxwell of West Branch, David Birkhofer and wife, Carol, of Muscatine, Carol Dieckman of Muscatine, and Fred Birkhofer and wife, Darla, of Camden, Missouri; seven grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one step-gr...[more]