Berdine Genevive Tibbles

Berdine Tibbles, 93, of Omaha, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2015.

Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the Carson United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church starting at 9:30 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be at the Macedonia Cemetery.

Memorials: directed to the family

Berdine Genevive (Mauer) Tibbles, one of two children of Wesley Calvin and Minnie (Otto) Mauer was born on March 11, 1922 on a farm south of Minden, Iowa.

Berdine attended grade school at a country school house south of Avoca, Iowa. She moved with her family to Macedonia, Iowa while in fourth grade and graduated from the Macedonia High School in 1941.

Berdine was united in marriage to Warren Theodore Tibbles on October 14, 1941 in Maryville, Missouri. To this union was born four children, Ernest Le Roy, Lois Ann, James Warren, and Janet Jean. They purchased a farm southwest of Macedonia.

Berdine was a member of the Macedonia Methodist Church, later transferring to the Carson United Methodist Church after they sold their farm and moved to live in Carson, Iowa. She was a busy homemaker and mother. Berdine enjoyed her flowers, gardening, embroidering, collect pencil sharpeners, and had over a thousand. She babysat for neighbors and friends for several years. Berdine and Warren belonged to a neighborhood card club. One of Berdine's favorite past time was feeding the squirrels and one became so tame, she could walk up to it and it wouldn't run. Berdine and Warren enjoyed many vacations together. One of her favorite visits was to Niagara Falls and visiting New York and Washington, D.C. They also enjoyed many trips in their motor home. Berdine took care of her parents in her home as they recovered from knee replacements and a broken hip. She later spent a great deal of time with them at the nursing home in Avoca. Berdine and Warren joined the Council Bluffs Flotilla of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Council Bluffs Boat Club, and served many missions of patrol for the U.S. Ski Tournaments on Carter Lake and the Missouri River. Berdine held the offices of secretary and treasurer in the Council Bluffs Boat Club.

Warren and Berdine celebrated many wedding anniversaries with family, friends and neighbors through the years, their 50th at the Macedonia Firehouse in 1991, 60th at the Rose CafA(c) in Treynor, Iowa in 2001, and their 62nd in 2003 at the Clarkson Hospital following Berdine's knee and hip surgery. Due to declining health, Warren and Berdine sold their home in 2004 and moved the Ville De Sante Senior Home in Omaha, Nebraska. They attended many Omaha events and spent many Sundays at their favorite restaurant, Hong Hing, where they enjoyed eating Chinese food. On their 65th anniversary, they renewed their wedding vows, celebrating with family, old Carson friends and new friends at the Ville. They reached a milestone anniversary when they celebrated their 71th wedding anniversary at the Ville in October 2012 and Warren passed away on March 3, 2013. While at the Villa, Berdine had a great talent for painting flowers and scenes on rocks and painting birdhouses which she gave away. She liked playing bingo and went to garage sales with her daughter Lois to find bingo game prizes.

Berdine moved in with her daughter Lois after breaking her ribs in November 2013. After her recuperation, Berdine wanted to try and go back to apartment in the spring. After three days, she chose to go to live at An Angel's Touch home in April 2014 where she lived with eight other patients with dementia. She passed away at there on April 22, 2015 at the age of 93 years, 1 month, and 11 days. In addition to her beloved husband Warren, she was also preceded in death by her parents; daughter Janet Tibbles, who died at 5 months of measles from exposure by her older siblings; son-in-law Richard Starr; and brother LaVern Mauer.

Berdine is survived by her children, Ernest Tibbles, and Lois Starr, both of Omaha, and James Tibbles of Council Bluffs, IA; several grandchildren and many great grandchildren.