Nell G. Staab, 87

Published 10:18 am Thursday, October 31, 2013

Nell G. Staab, 87, of Austin, Minn., died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, at Comforcare Good Samaritan Center in Austin.

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Nell Gail Orum was born July 21, 1926, in Howard County, Iowa, to Paul and Grayce (Powers) Orum. She was a 1934 graduate of Chester High School in Chester, Iowa.  On May 3, 1945, Nell was united in marriage to Milton V. Staab. The couple raised three children Nell and Milton resided in Waterloo, Iowa, before relocating to Stewartville, Minn., in 1960. Nell worked as a surgical aide at Methodist Hospital in Rochester for 10 years, then later as an Activities Department aide at the Stewartville Care Center, retiring at the age of 70. A former active member of Church of Christ in Pleasant Grove, Minn., she moved to Our House Memory Care in Austin in 2005, and then to Comforcare in 2008. Nell was one of 13 children. She loved her family, especially the babies. Among Nell’s favorite pastimes were crocheting and gardening. She loved music, especially gospel. One of her favorite singers was Perry Como.

Survivors include her children Ruth (Mike) Biedermann of Austin; Linda Beach of Blue Earth, Minn.; and Steven Staab of Stewartville; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; siblings Robert (June) Orum and Bonnie McFarlane, both of LeRoy, Minn.; Eleanor (Bill) Ortman of Emmetsburg, Iowa; Manley (Norma) Orum and Dale ‘Bud’ (Pat) Orum, both of Waterloo, Iowa; Donald (Betty) Orum of Palm Desert, Calif.; Earl (Bev) Orum of Walnut Creek, Calif.; She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Grayce Orum, her husband Milton in 2005, five sisters, Gladys Moreno, Doris McFarlane, Marie Holloway, Nell’s twin sister Norma Alden, Ruth Orum; and her son-in-law Don Beach.

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Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2013, at the Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin with Chaplain Theresa Turnbull officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Worlein Funeral Home. Interment will be in Union Cemetery, Pleasant Grove. The family prefers that memorials be directed to Alzheimer’s research. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.worlein.com.