Funeral services for Henrietta Brabec, 90, of Albert Lea, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Myrtle. Deacon Mike Ellis will officiate. Interment will be at the Bohemian National Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. To sign the guest book, goto www.bayviewfuneral.com

Henrietta died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

Henrietta Faltus Brabec was born in Mason City, Iowa, to Mary (Kasik) and John Faltus on May 30, 1917. She attended schools in Mason City, graduating in 1935. Henrietta married Milo Brabec on April 2, 1937. They farmed for 42 years and had 3 children. Henrietta enjoyed gardening, cooking, sewing and letter writing. She kept a diary for over 50 years. The couple spent many winters in California and Florida and traveled extensively in Europe. Henrietta loved the farm she lived on for 42 years where she planted hundreds of trees, and then she moved to Albert Lea. She was a member of Peer Counseling and assisted many people. Henrietta was a member of the Home Extension for over 50 years and attended Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Myrtle and Our Savior&8217;s Lutheran Church in Albert Lea.

Survivors include her children, Larry (Peg) Brabec of Drayden, Md., Russell (Rose Marie) Brabec of Tallahassee, Fla., and Kathryn Jordahl of Albert Lea; grandchildren, Lisa (Jim) Sydnor of Drayden, Md., Felica (Thomas) Schuman, Tallahassee, Fla., Seth (Shanda) Brabec of Virginia, and Erica Jordahl of Fairmont; three great-grandchildren, Alexis, Aiden and Colton Brabec of Virginia; sister-in-law, Evelyn Faltus of Lake Mills, Iowa; special friends Dick and Faye Madson; and several nieces and nephews.

Henrietta was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Milo; her sister Rose Denzel; and her brother Frank Faltus.