Pearl F. Yaste, of Preston, died on Mother's Day, May 10, 2015, at the Gunderson Harmony Care Center, at the age of 93.
Pearl Flossie Schaefer was born Dec. 25, 1921, in Cresco, Iowa, to Jacob and Edith (Young) Schaefer. Born on Christmas Day, her siblings thought Santa had brought them a kitten, only to find out they had a new baby sister. Her mother made sure every Christmas she had her very own birthday cake. She grew up in the Carimona/Preston area and attended country school at Pleasant Dale (Watson Creek) and Carimona schools. Her family lived for a time in the living quarters of the Forestville Store, which is where she first met her future husband, Wyman E. Yaste. Pearl and Wyman were married on June 28, 1941, and they moved to Preston in 1947.
She enjoyed her many flower beds in the summer and had a plant in every window in her home. She won many ribbons at the county fair for her flower arrangements. She enjoyed knitting and doing the genealogy of the Yaste family tree. She also wrote poems and short stories and had stories published in the Rochester Post-Bulletin. Pearl did daycare in her home for 15 years and worked as a clerk at Rindels Fashion Shop for nine years, retiring in 1983. She never turned down a chance to babysit for her grandchildren and had a special touch soothing fussy babies. She was a member of the Preston United Methodist Church and the United Methodist Women's Group. She had been an active member of Friends of Forestville.
Pearl is survived by four daughters, Linda (Darrell) Nierenhausen of Stewartville, Kay (Don) Brockway, Wendy Yaste and Susan (Steve) Mandelko, all of Preston; four grandchildren, Kathy (Scott) Goergen, Shawn (Judith) Brockway, Jamie (Bobbi) Brockway and Nathan (Cassie) Mandelko; two step-grandchildren, Nick and Mitch Nierenhausen; six great-grandchildren, Ryan Himli, Nick and Dustin Riste, Samantha Brockway, Braelin and Preslie Brockway and Jada and Jacob Mandelko; one step-great-granddaughter, Maddison Morton; five great-great-grandchildren, Kaeden, Ariana, Whitney, Owen and Sophie; one sister-in-law, Phyllis (Dell) Schaefer; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Wyman; an infant daughter, Lori Sue; grandson, Justin Mandelko; three brothers, Jacob, John "Jack" and Dell Schaefer; and three sisters, Ida Wilbright, Nona Schultz and Mona Holets.
Pearl became a grandmother at 39, a great-grandmother at 59 and a great-great-grandmother at 79.
Blessed be her memory.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the Preston United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Michael Smith officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery in Preston. Friends may call at the church on Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. until the time of service
Thauwald Funeral Home in Preston is assisting the family with arrangements.
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May 18, 2015
Nancy Schultz
May 11, 2015
Edith Whitmore
So sorry for your loss. Pearl was a gem of a woman. So glad i got to know her years ago. God Bless the family.
May 11, 2015
So very sorry to learn of the loss of your mom, Susan. We know it has been a long struggle, so hard for family. I'm sorry we can't attend the funeral or visitation as we both have work committments that we can't miss. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Rob and Jacque
May 11, 2015
Wendy so sorry to hear abut your Mother Prayers Bill and LaDonna Drury
May 11, 2015
Rest in peace Pearl. Beverly McLaughlin
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