Le Mars, Iowa – Waunita M. Hoss, 85, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2023, at her home surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023, at All Saints Catholic Parish-St. Joseph Church, Le Mars. Fr. Doug Klein will celebrate Mass. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Le Mars. Visitation with the family present will be at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the church, with a Catholic Daughter's rosary at 5:30 p.m. and a Scriptural Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Visitation will also be one hour before the Mass on Monday.

Waunita Margaret Guerdet was born on March 5, 1938, on a farm near Armstrong, Iowa, the daughter of Leo Henry and Florence Marie (Flier) Guerdet. She attended Seneca (Iowa) High School where she graduated. She continued her education at Briar Cliff College in Sioux City, Iowa where she studied nursing. It was at Briar Cliff that she met Kenneth Hoss at a school dance. They were united in marriage on July 5, 1958, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Armstrong.

The couple lived in Le Mars and Waunita found work as a Nurse's Aide at Sacred Heart Hospital from 1957 to 1958. Waunita then raised 6 beautiful children while working hard on the farm with Ken. After the youngest, Jim, was in middle school, Waunita worked in the Le Mars Community High School kitchen from 1987 to 2000. She later carried out custodial work at Mid-American Energy in Le Mars for 20 years.

Waunita was an active member of All Saints Catholic Parish in Le Mars. She was the past president of Christian Mothers and also active in the Catholic Daughters of the Americas where she served as Regent for 4 years. Both Waunita and Ken instilled in their children the love of music for Christ and sang in the church choir for over 25 years. She was a Eucharistic Minister, a lector, participated in Adoration and was part of the prayer chain at St. Joseph Church. Waunita enjoyed playing Pinochle with a group of lady friends for over 30 years, as well as played card with church groups, friends and family. You could see Waunita on a beautiful day in downtown Le Mars socializing with all her friends.

Waunita will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Kenneth of Le Mars, IA; her children, Teresa (Tom) Sauer of Le Mars, IA, Laurie (George) Baack of Toledo, IA, Cathryn (Brad) De Boer of Le Mars, IA, Mary (late husband, Mike – Jan 2023) Durrett of Slaton, TX, and James (Jessica) Hoss of Kearney, NE; grandchildren, Nicholas (Tara) Sauer, Michael (Ali) Sauer, Kelby (Brett) Wulfekuhle, Madison (Eric) Wilkerson, Shania (Alex) Currier, Joseph De Boer, David Stafford, Lydia, Nathan, Christopher and Bennett Hoss; great-grandchildren, Emerson and Avery Wulfekuhle, Kenlee Wilkerson, Maeve Sauer, Tatum Currier. Also remembered by sisters and brothers-in-law Loretta (late husband Richard – April 1991) Hoss, Daryl and Karen Hoss, Carol (Hoss) and Sam Risolvato, Mary Jane (Hoss) Butler, Mike (late wife – Joanne) Frick, Bob (late wife – Patricia) Cornelsen and Jayne (late husband, Dwight -June 2023) Guerdet. As well as many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Mark Hoss (1984); son-in-law, Mike Durrett (2023); her brothers, Douglas Guerdet, Dennis Guerdet and Dwight Guerdet and two sisters in infancy, Mary and Bernadette; in-laws, Frank and Clara Hoss; brothers and sisters-in-law, Joanne (Hoss) Frick, Elaine (Guerdet) Herker, Richard Hoss, Donald Hoss, Leonard Hoss, Ralph Kessler, Harold and Helen (Hoss) Bruning, Donna (Hoss) and Daryl Wells and Patricia (Hoss) Cornelson, and nephews Daniel Guerdet and Jim Wells.