Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home
Glen J. Goerdt
Jun 20, 2025
Glen Joseph Goerdt, 76, passed away peacefully on June 20, 2025, in La Grange, Kentucky, surrounded by love and family.
Born on June 9, 1949, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Glen was the sixth of eight children born to Harriet (Koopman) and Al Goerdt. At age three, his family relocated from Wendell, MN to Dyersville, Iowa, where he spent his formative years...
Philip J. Recker
Jul 30, 2025
DYERSVILLE, IOWA
Philip J. Recker, 81, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at home surrounded by loved ones in Dyersville, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Monday, August 4, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, August 4, 2025, at St. Francis Xavier...
Phyllis R. Appleby
Jul 22, 2025
MONTICELLO, IOWA
Phyllis R. Appleby, 91, of Monticello, Iowa passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at home.
Visitation will be held from 2 - 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Monticello, Iowa, followed by a private burial.
Phyllis was born on May 26, 1934, in Cascade, IA, daughter of Edmond and Cleo (McNally) Lasche. She graduated from...
Mildred M. Wente
Jul 17, 2025
NEW VIENNA, IOWA
Mildred M. Wente, 92 , of New Vienna, Iowa passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 2 - 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will continue Monday morning from 9 - 10 a.m. at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home prior...
Marlene A. Hagemann
Jul 16, 2025
NEW VIENNA, IOWA
Marlene A. Hagemann of New Vienna, IA died on July 16, 2025, at Luther Manor after battling Parkinson’s disease.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 25, 2025, from 9:30 am to 10:45 am at St. Boniface Catholic Church in New Vienna, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:00 am with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. Georges...
Gustave C. Wilhelm
Jul 14, 2025
DYERSVILLE, IOWA
Gustave C. Wilhelm, 97, of Cedar Rapids and formerly of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at St. Luke’s Transitional Care Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 9 – 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Funeral services will commence at 11 a.m. with burial to follow...
Michael J. Ostwinkle
Jul 11, 2025
WORTHINGTON, IOWA
Michael “Mickey” J. Ostwinkle, 75, of Worthington, Iowa passed away Peacefully on July 11, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 2:30 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will continue Friday morning from 8:15 – 9:15 a.m. at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home prior to funeral services.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00...
George R. Wood
Jul 9, 2025
ANAMOSA, IOWA
George R. Wood, 90, of Anamosa, Iowa passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Anamosa Care Center, Anamosa, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 18, 2025, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at The Avacentre in Anamosa (23486 County Road E34, Anamosa, IA 52205). There will be lunch served at 12:30 p.m. where visitors can...
Janet H. Heery
Jul 8, 2025
DYERSVILLE, IOWA
Janet (Weber) Heery, 84, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Hawkeye Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa. Visitation will continue Monday morning from 9 - 10 a.m. at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home prior to funeral services.
Funeral services...
Robert A. Moser
Jul 5, 2025
GUTTENBERG, IOWA
Robert A. Moser, 78, of Guttenberg, Iowa passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics surrounded by his wife and 3 daughters.
Visitation will be held from 3 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Morris Funeral Home in Guttenberg, Iowa where military honors will be accorded at 7 p.m.
Robert was born on...
Vicki A. Kramer
Jul 5, 2025
MONTICELLO, IOWA
Vicki A. Kramer, 73, of Sand Springs, Iowa passed away after a brief illness, on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Monticello Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Monticello, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Monticello Eagles Club from 1 – 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025, where a brief prayer service will begin at 2 p.m.
Vicki...
Roberta J. Cornthwaite
Jul 4, 2025
DYERSVILLE, IOWA
Roberta J. Cornthwaite, 78, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away Friday, July 4, 2025, at MercyOne Senior Care in Dyersville, Iowa.
There will be no services held at this time.
Roberta was born on September 11, 1946, daughter of Denver and Frances Kingery.
Survivors include her children: Rachel Kingery of Rochester, MN, Beverly Beglau-Mlenar of Marion, Matthew (Sharon) Beglau of Dyersville; grandchildren: Erica,...
Judy M. Ellerbach
Jul 1, 2025
HOLY CROSS, IOWA
Judy Marie Ellerbach, 72, of Holy Cross and a resident of Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque, died at 11:41 p.m. on July 1, 2025, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3:45 p.m. on Friday, July 18, 2025, in the chapel at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
Judy was born on January 8,...
Wynette E. Koehn
Jun 23, 2025
MILLVILLE, IOWA
Wynette Elaine Koehn, age 75, of Millville passed away on June 23, 2025.
She was born on December 7, 1949, to Donald and Betty Moser. She grew up on a farm in the rural Millville area and attended the Guttenberg Community school, which she graduated from in 1968. Shortly after she met the love of her life, Stanley Koehn. They...
Dennis L. Hanna
Jun 23, 2025
GUTTENBERG, IOWA
Dennis LeRoy Hanna, age 93, of Guttenberg, Iowa passed away on Monday, June 23, 2025, at the Guttenberg Care Center.
Dennis (Denny) Hanna was born on January 14, 1932, in Forest City, Iowa. He was the fourth child of Melvin and Ida (Holland) Hanna. His three brothers, Kenneth, Arvid and Leonard welcomed him home.
It was during a bout with scarlet...
Ardell Dietzler
Jun 21, 2025
Alpharetta, GA - Ardell (Troester) Dietzler, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
She was born in Guttenberg, IA, on January 30, 1939, to the late Emil and Ruth Troester and grew up in Clayton County, IA.
She loved to read, cook, quilt, sew, knit, and crochet. Ardell met her husband, William (Bill) at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. After...
Douglas J. McGuine
Jun 21, 2025
GUTTENBERG, IOWA
Douglas John “Digger” McGuine, of Guttenberg, Iowa, passed away on June 21, 2025, surrounded by love and laughter—the very way he lived his life. Known for his unmistakable humor, contagious laugh, and signature phrase “cock-a-doodle-do,” he never missed a chance to stir the pot or lovingly aggravate someone just enough to make them smile.
Visitation will be held from 4...
Allen E. Werges
Jun 19, 2025
MONONA, IOWA
Allen Edward Werges, 91, of Monona, formerly of Garnavillo, Iowa passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Garden View Place surrounded by his loving family.
Allen was born on December 10, 1933, in McGregor, Iowa, to Amanda (Biederman) and Raymond Werges. He had a loving childhood, living on the family farm with his brother, Raymond Jr., and his sister, Ila....
Howard Rettenmeier
Jun 19, 2025
DYERSVILLE, IOWA
Howard Rettenmeier, 93, of Dyersville, Iowa passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Stonehill Care Center in Dubuque.
Visitation will be held from 4 - 7 p.m. on Monday, June 23, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where the American Legion Post #137 will hold a service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue Tuesday morning from 9...
Carol R. Gaul
Jun 17, 2025
Guttenberg, IOWA
Carol R. Gaul, 78, of Guttenberg, Iowa passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
Visitation will be held from 2-8 p.m. on Friday, June 20, 2025, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Holy Cross, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Luxemburg, Iowa,...
