Iona M. Brames, 88 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Signature Care Center located in Fort Wayne. She was born on Tuesday, August 25, 1925 in Allen County, Indiana the daughter of the late Ernest E. Bacon and the late Anna E. (Kiel) Bacon. She married Kenneth R. Brames on June 5, 1948 and he preceded her in death in 1983. Iona was a homemaker and was a member of St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville and the Rosary Society. Surviving are her son, Patrick J. (Linda) Brames of Monroeville; daughter, Sandra S. Simshauser of Monroeville; son, Thomas W. (Carol) Brames of Monroeville; daughter, Diane K. (Dean) Buuck of Monroeville; son, Timothy L. (Lorrie) Brames of Monroeville; sister, LoArta L. Lee of New Haven; 15 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren. Preceding Iona in death were two brothers, Warren & Gerald Bacon and a son-in-law, James Simshauser. A Prayer Service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2014 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at the St. Rose Catholic Church in Monroeville. Fr. Lourdino Fernandes will officiate. Interment will follow in the St. Rose Catholic Cemetery. Friends will be received from 4:30 to 9 p.m., Monday, August 4 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville. A Rosary Service will take place at 4:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Preferred memorials are to St. Rose Catholic Church or Monroeville EMS.
