Cecilia Agnes Barrer "Ceal" Stevermer

Cecilia Agnes "Ceal" (Barrer) Stevermer, age 88, of Easton, MN, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at Parkview Care Center in Wells, MN. A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, May 4, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Easton, MN. Visitation will be Sunday, May 3, 2009 from 2:00-5:00 PM with a prayer service at 5:00 PM, at Bruss-Heitner Funeral Home in Wells, and visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Father Eugene Stenzel will officiate and burial will be in the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery, Barber Township, Faribault County, MN.Cecilia was born January 17, 1921, in Mitchelleville, IA, the daughter of James T. and Lyda Aileen (Dunagen) Barrer. She came to this area in 1931, and had graduated from Wells-Easton High School in 1938. On August 17, 1939, she was united in marriage to Clement John Stevermer in Easton, MN. She worked with her husband, Bud, on the family farm near Easton, and in 1968, the couple moved into town. She worked for the City of Easton for several years and did bookkeeping for Bud's Repair Shop. She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, MCCW, and the American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed raising flowers, gardening, traveling, and playing cards.Cecilia is survived by her husband: Clement "Bud" Stevermer of Easton; son, Larry (Kathy) Stevermer of Easton; daughter, Lyda (William) Osdoba of Minnesota Lake; 7 grandchildren: Mike (Mary) Osdoba of Minnesota Lake, Tom Osdoba of Portland, OR, Nancy (Steve) Ulrich of Wells, Amy Stevermer of Denver, CO, Brant (Tara) Stevermer of Lacrosse, WI, Aaron Stevermer of Ramsey, MN, and Jeremy (Leonora Rodkin) Stevermer of Oakland, CA; 2 step-grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and their families.She was preceded in death by her parents, and one brother, James E. Barrer.