Carmen Gage

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MEMORIALS CAN BE MADE TO THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OR THE FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT

Carmen Lavane (Roundy) Gage was born October 31, 1907, to George and Minnie (West) Roundy in Washington Township in Shelby County, Iowa. She was raised in the Woodbine area. On July 12, 1927, Carmen married Leslie Howard Gage. The couple made their home in Woodbine. Carmen had worked at the Bolt Caf� and had done some housekeeping for people in the community. She moved to Aurora, Nebraska in November of 2002 to be close to her son Bill, and his family. She had been a resident of the Memorial Community Care in Aurora, Nebraska.

Carmen was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Woodbine, Iowa where she had been active with a women's circle as well as the United Methodist Women. She enjoyed quilting and celebrating her birthday on Halloween.

Carmen died on Friday, January 7, 2011, at the Memorial Community Care Center in Aurora, Nebraska at the age of 103 years, two months and seven days.

Carmen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leslie on April 5, 1960; sister, Helen Boustead, and four brothers, Ralph, Duell, Dow and infant Earl Raymond Roundy. She is survived by her son, William Gage and his wife Patricia of Aurora, Nebraska; daughter, Deanna and her husband Keith Ulmer of Sperry, Oklahoma; six grand-children; 18 great grandchildren; five great-great grand-children; special niece, LaVonne and her husband Glenn Thompson of Woodbine Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral Services
10:30 am Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Fouts Funeral Home
Woodbine, Iowa

Clergy
Rev. Dr. J. Samuel Subramanian

Musicians
Mrs. Merril McElwain
Bill Hutcheson

Selections
"The Old Rugged Cross"
"Precious Lord, Take My Hand"

Pall Bearers
Joel Bean ~ Jared Cervantes ~ Brent Gage
Austin Reed ~ Kyle Ulmer ~ Steve Ulmer

Final Resting Place
Woodbine Cemetery
Woodbine, Iowa