BRITT - C. Rosella Daniels, 86 of Britt died Tuesday (September 1st, 2009) at Cardinal Grove Assisted Living in Garner.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Friday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Britt with Fr. Henry Huber officiating. Burial will be at St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery in Britt.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 P.M., Thursday at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Britt with a CD of A rosary at 8 P.M. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church.

C. Rosella Daniels, the daughter of Joseph and Ella (Buckley) Chizek, was born November 26th, 1922 on a farm near Garner. She attended rural school near Britt and graduated from Britt High School in 1940. On August 6th, 1946 she was united in marriage to Lester Daniels at Britt. They made their home on a farm north of Duncan where they raised their family. Rosella enjoyed her chickens, sewing, reading, flowers, gardening, and bird watching. Visiting with her grandchildren, nieces and nephews brought her great joy and Rosella looked forward to her regular gatherings with her sisters.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Britt, was a 25-year member of Catholic Daughters of American, Court 284 St. Catherine of Siena, and belonged to the Britt American Legion Auxiliary.

Rosella is survived by her children, Don (Denise) Daniels of Forest City, Mary (Dave) Millis of Elk Grove Village, IL, Jim Daniels of Britt, and DiAnn (Terry) Jass of Garner; eight grandchildren, Christopher Daniels of Burlingame, CA, Meghan Daniels and Patrick Daniels both of San Francisco, CA, Eric Millis of Elk Grove Village, IL, Nathan Millis of Chicago, IL, Kim (Nick) Upmeyer of Garner and Kelli and Kami Jass of Garner; sisters, Kay (Leonard) Pistek of Britt, Irene Hiscocks of Garner, Rita Stevenson of Mason City, Veronica (Bill) Lawlor of Clear Lake and Marge (Steve) Jano of Berlin, PA; one brother-in-law, Richard (Gladys) Daniels of Houston, TX; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lester, February 23, 1988; brother, Virgil Chizek; brothers-in-law, John Stevenson, Bill Hiscocks, Clarence Daniels, Lawrence Daniels and Lawrence Spieker; sisters-in-law, Hattie Spieker and Irene Daniels; and a nephew, Michael Stevenson.

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