Obituary of Roberta RUNBERG

Roberta M. Runberg went to be with the Lord on March 5, 2011 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was born on May 5, 1932 to Walter and Martha Hassinger in Truesdale, Iowa.Roberta is survived by her husband of 60 years Thomas; daughters Linda Brown of Fullerton, CA and Karen Shaver (Steve) of Cornish, UT; grandchildren Chris Brown of Newport Beach, CA, Trevor Brown of Fullerton, CA, and Kimberly Kennedy (Brian) of Camp Hill, PA, and great-grandson Mason Brown of Newport Beach. Roberta is also survived by her sisters and brothers Betty Stirtz (Guy) of Roscoe, IL, Galen Hassinger (Peggy) of Silver Springs, MD, Doug Hassinger (Linda) of Surprise, AZ, and Nancy Krebsbach of Rockton, IL.Thomas and Roberta were married on February 24, 1951. They lived the first 17 years of their married life in Rockford, IL, then the family moved to Southern CA in 1968 where Roberta worked for and retired from LeJon Corp. Thomas and Roberta moved to Lake Havasu in 1986 where Tom worked for and retired from the U.S. Postal Service where he was a mail carrier.Roberta loved going to Laughlin, meeting her friends Centa and Angie for coffee daily, and making needlework book covers. She also loved the Lord and read the Bible daily.Thomas and Roberta are life-long members of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church where the memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 12th at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family is asking for donations to be sent to: Hospice of Havasu, P.O. Box 597, Lake Havasu, AZ 86405.Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com Arrangements were entrusted to Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory.