Lina Marie Minnie Taber

LinaMarie M. Taber, 90, of Waterloo, died Friday, December 11, 2020 at home. LinaMarie was born August 30, 1930 in Orchard, the daughter of Lynn and Merl (Bostoter) Cheney.

She attended school in Michigan to be a veterinarian assistant.

She married Clinton Farr on September 22, 1946; they later divorced. She married Gene Taber on August 9, 1973 in Memphis, Missouri; he preceded her in death on August 27, 2010.

LinaMarie had worked as a veterinarian assistant in Winona, MN. She then worked as a floral arranger and at the dry cleaner with her husband.

She was an excellent seamstress and designer. She loved to fish, travel with Gene, either by Goldwing motorcycle or by car. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren.

Survived by her six children, Clinton (Sharon) Farr of Winona, MN, Diana Farr Ross of Fort Atkinson, WI, Mary (David) Farr Sanderson of Las Vegas, NV, Jimmy Farr of Chicago, IL, Dean Farr-Taber and Linda Farr-Taber Simon both of Waterloo; eighteen grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; and sister, Bonnie Schutte of Waterloo.

Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gene Taber; daughter Brenda Farr-Taber; sister, Dorothy Mauer; and brother, Dickie Medhaug.