Fronie Voecks

PIERCE-- Services for Fronie Voecks, 98, of Pierce will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Christ Lutheran Church here with burial in Lambrecht Cemetery and the Rev. Nathan Metzger officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Stonacek Memorial Chapel in Pierce. She died Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Plainview Manor. Fronie Lena Marie (Duerst) Voecks was born Jan. 23, 1913, at Leigh, the daughter of William and Ida (Blumm) Duerst. She attended school in Foster and graduated from Plainview High School in 1931. On Nov. 29, 1934, she married Arlen Voecks of Pierce at Schuyler. They were the parents Shirley and Gene. Bowling was her favorite hobby. Arlen and Fronie were in the bowling alley business for 40 years. They built the bowling alley across from Hometown Market in Pierce and later sold that business to Larry Arndt. They then farmed by Foster for five years. Warren Otto, a cousin of Arlen's, urged him to go to Oklahoma and manage a bowling alley there where they spent 20 years at various bowling alleys. Fronie was always busy running the snack bars in their business. They returned to Pierce in 1979. Fronie was the first tenant in the new Midtown Apartments in Pierce where she resided for 20 years. She was a resident of the Pierce Manor one year and at the Plainview Manor since October 2011. She passed away at the Plainview Manor on Monday, Jan. 2, 2012. Fronie was a busy lady, always helping someone. She was a Pink Lady volunteer at the hospitals in Oklahoma and in Nebraska. She sewed many bibs and gowns for the hospitals. She was involved in Extension Clubs, 4-H, volunteering at the Pierce County Fair, a member of Christ Lutheran Church Ladies Aide in Pierce and was one of the first board members of the Pierce Senior Center where she worked and volunteered for many years. She also had a drapery business in Oklahoma and did much sewing for people. Quilting and crafts were a big part of her life. She quilted many quilts at the Pierce Senior Center, taking pictures of each one. Survivors include daughter Shirley and husband Jack Hoffman of Plainview and daughter-in-law Peggy Voecks of California; grandchildren Julie and Mark Newman, California; Jeanie Hoffman, Rob and Val Hoffman, and Rory and Paul Hoffman, all of Plainview; Mike and Barbara Voecks of California; seven great-grandchildren: Josh and Cassie Newman of California, Jennifer Hoffman of Daykin, Grace, Jaxson and Weston Hoffman, Plainview, and Noah Voecks of California; also many nieces and nephews.\r\n\r\nShe was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Arlen in 1983; son Gene in 2008; sisters Evie Schalph, Alice Nielsen, Madge Alexander; brothers Clarence and William "Buster" Duerst; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Chuck and Arlene Price. Organist is Kathy Draeger and soloist is Rick Higgins, "Just A Closer Walk With Thee," "In The Garden," and congregational hymn "On Eagles Wings." Casket bearers are Julie Newman, Jeanie Hoffman, Rob and Val Hoffman, Rory and Paula Hoffman.

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Fronie Voecks

January 23, 1913 - January 2, 2012