Anna Samuelson Obituary
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Anna Mae (Price) Samuelson was born August 18, 1933, to Paul and Dora (Pace) Price in Dunlap, Iowa. She attended school in Dow City. Anna married Jerry Renz on September 25, 1948, in Hiawatha, Kansas and the couple settled in Dunlap. Jerry died in July of 1971, and in 1975 Anna married Donald Samuelson. Donald died April 21, 1999. She worked at Worldwide Meats, then at Westmont Nursing home in Logan, IA, and then in the kitchen at Dunlap Nursing and Rehab. In 2007, Anna sold her home in Dunlap and moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Anna liked to shop, travel and drive around checking neighborhoods. She loved her dog and taking walks together. Anna especially cherished the time spent with family and friends.
Anna died on February 24, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs at the age of 91 years, six months and six days.
Anna was preceded in death by her parents, Paul Price and Dora Duncan; her husbands; siblings, Jeanne (Mel) Benton, Delores (Howard) Andrews, Marvin Price and Dennis Price; and brother-in-law, Philip Bowman. She is survived by her five children, Jerry (Therese) Renz of Earlville, Iowa, Etta (Keith) Peterson of Denison, Iowa, Debbie Renz of Council Bluffs, Anita (Wally) Murphy of Omaha, Nebraska and Chris (Charlie) Constant of Council Bluffs; 10 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; sister, Juanita Bowman of Colorado City, Colorado; and many other relatives and friends.
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