Celestine Deutsch, 90

Celestine S. Sally Deutsch, 90, of Belle Plaine, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006 at The Lutheran Home in Belle Plaine.

Born August 12, 1916 at New Prague, Celestine was a daughter of Joseph P. and Elizabeth (Nickolay) Barten. She was raised at Union Hill and attended the Union Hill School. She married Sylvester P. Deutsch on May 16, 1939 at Union Hill, after which they lived at St. Joe. Her husband preceded her in death on September 25, 1946 and she moved to New Prague in 1952. Sally was a cook for St. Wenceslaus School for 34 years and she loved to cook, sew and garden.

She is survived by two daughters, Arlene (Norman) Pexa, New Prague and Carol Ann (Walter M.) Giesmann, Plymouth; one sister, Adeline Kubes, New Prague; one brother, Andrew Barten, Belle Plaine; five grandchildren and a great-grandson.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; brothers and sisters, Regina Kohn, Genevieve Barten, William Barten, Lawrence Barten and baby Lawrence Barten.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. at the Bruzek Funeral Home in New Prague, with Rev. Kevin Clinton officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial. Interment was at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Sand Creek Township, Scott County. Casketbearers were grandchildren, Amy Breeggemann, Randy Breeggeman, Doug Pexa, Mark Pexa, Walter Giesmann and Ryan Giesmann.

Visitation was held from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bruzek Funeral Home in New Prague.

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