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Amanda Marie Stock

October 5, 1910 — March 4, 2008

Amanda M. Stock, 97, of Waukon, IA, died Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 8th at 11:00 am at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in rural Postville, IA, with Pastor Lynne Hanna officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 pm Friday at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon.


Amanda Marie Stock was born on October 5, 1910 the daughter of John and Lena (Debner) Nagel on their farm in Ludlow Township rural Waukon. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church and attended rural Ludlow #6 country school. She worked on her parent's farm growing up and also worked for several neighbors doing housework and farm work. On January 29th, 1931 she married Martin Edwin Stock at her parent's home in Ludlow Township. They farmed together in the Ludlow Township until 1969 before moving to Waukon.


Amanda was a member of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, it's ladies groups and sang in the choir. She also taught Sunday School for many years. Amanda enjoyed attending house and barn dances. She also enjoyed working in her flower and vegetable gardens, baking, especially pies and spending time with family and friends. Some of Amanda's favorite times were spent babysitting for her great-grandchildren, which she did for several years.


Survivors include her daughter, Shirley (Edgar) Brainard, of Waukon; and her 3 grandchildren, Lisa (Christian) Cook, Mark (Terry) Brainard and Matthew (Sandi) Brainard; and 5 great-grandchildren, Bazil Brainard, Elissa Cook, Hope Brainard, Amanda Cook and Blake Brainard. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Martin who died in 1989; 2 sisters, Alvina Klocke and Luella Stock; and a brother, Edward Nagel.


Honorary casketbearers were her great-grandchildren. Casketbearers were Don Nagel, Roger Stock, Bob Sivesind, Dale Kiesau, Robert Thompson and Aaron Whittle.
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