A celebration of life visitation for Alberta A. Aduddell, age 92, of Aurelia, will take place at the Aurelia Community Center on Thursday, August 20, 2026 from 4pm until 6pm, with the family present. The Redig Funeral Home of Aurelia is in charge of the arrangements.
Alberta Ann Hintz was born on the family farm near Holstein, Iowa on December 6, 1933, the daughter of Henry C. and Gertrude (Schmidt) Hintz. As a child growing up on the farm she attended country school until the 6th grade often walking the mile trip to school and back. Alberta enjoyed the farm life, helping her dad drive the tractor and developing a love of baking which she continued to do all throughout her life. In 1952, she graduated from the Ida Grove High School.
On December 14, 1952, Alberta was united in marriage to Richard Lee Aduddell in the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ida Grove. The couple welcomed home five children, Douglas, Darrell, Ross, Amy, and Janette. Early in her married life, Alberta was a telephone operator at the Ida Grove Telephone Office and after the children were older she worked for 16 years in the dietary dept. at Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital in Cherokee. Alberta was a gifted embroiderer, enjoyed fishing with her sister Lorraine, baking many delicious treats, loved playing cards and games, and adored all of her grandchildren.
Alberta passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at Accura HealthCare of Aurelia, where she had been a resident since August 6, 2024.
Preceding Alberta in her death are her husband Richard on April 16, 2008, her parents Henry and Gertrude, her in-laws Lester and Esther (Ferguson) Aduddell, son Ross, brother and sister in-law Luverne and Helen Hintz, sister and brother in-law Lorraine and Warren Perrin.
Left to cherish Alberta’s memories are her children Douglas Aduddell, Darrell Aduddell, Amy and her husband Harry Buck, and Janette and her husband Allan Sears. Many grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.