Vernetta Ann Saffell, 93, of Waterloo, died Saturday, July 24, 2021 at UnityPoint Health Allen Hospital, Waterloo.

She was born June 21, 1928 in Dysart, daughter of Anton J. and Anna Jans Cecak. She graduated from Hudson High School in 1948.

She married Loren Scott Oct. 21, 1948; they later divorced. She then married Raymond W. Saffell Aug. 8, 1958; he died June 15, 1998.

She worked at Allen Hospital for many years in the accounting department, retiring in 1991.

Vernetta was a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Waterloo, and former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Waterloo. She was a 4-H leader. She loved to sew and knit, including needlepoint and crochet. She also loved to cook and bake, particularly Czech and Bohemian dishes.

She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Scott of Waterloo, and Colleen (Jack) Majewski of Polk City; step-daughter, Joan Patterson of Malibu, CA; four grandchildren, Heather (Shawn) Mulcahy, Tyce (Jennifer) Oesterle, Anna (Aaron) Anderson, and Ellen (Shawn) Majewski; six great-grandchildren, Kelsi (fiancé, Dana Gerholdt) Millermon, Breanne (Josh) Appel, Cohrt Oesterle, Logan Rottinghaus, Seraphie Oesterle, and Lillian Hallengren; four great-great-grandchildren, Araiah, Zoey, Remington, and Silas; and a sister, Eva Knutson of Overland Park, KS.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; step-daughter, Judith Hurd; and a brother, Vernon Cecak.