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Wilhelmina Soper March 20, 1913 to January 08, 2008 

Wilhelmina Soper age 94 of Anamosa, died Tuesday January 8, 2008 at the Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 Saturday morning, January 12, 2008 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church, rural Monticello with interment in the Wayne Zion Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 until 8 Friday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. Pastor Jonathan Kosec will officiate at the services. Thoughts, Memories and Condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established. Surviving are 5 children, Charles (Sharon) Soper, Ocala, Florida, Roger (Sharron) Soper, Anamosa, Clifton (Judy) Soper, Monticello, Audrey Zimmerman, Alburtis, Pennsylvania, Wanda Smiley, Mesa, Arizona. 13 Grandchildren, 32 great-Grandchildren, 12 great-great-Grandchildren a brother, George Monk, Whittier, California, a sister, Augusta Christensen, Monticello. She was preceded in death by her Parents, her husband Clifford Soper, 5 Grandchildren, 1 great-Grandchild, 5 Brothers and 5 Sisters. Wilhelmina Monk was born March 20, 1913 at Langworthy, Iowa. She was the daughter of Henry and Margaret Siebels, Monk. She received her education in the Langworthy Schools. Wilhelmina Monk and Clifford Soper were married October 8, 1930 at the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church. The couple farmed in Wayne Township until 1970 when they moved to Monticello. Wilhelmina worked for 11 years at the Johnson Nursing Home and later at the Monticello Senior Home. She finished her working career in 1986 at the Anamosa Care Center where she worked for 11 years. Wilhelmina was a life long member of the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church confirming her faith on April 1, 1928.