Delaine A. Knipper

DYERSVILLE, IOWA

Delaine A. Knipper, 86, of Dyersville passed away Monday, October 26, 2026, at Mercy Hospital in Dubuque.

Visitation will be held from 2 – 7 pm on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at Kramer-Morris Funeral Home in Dyersville. Visitation will continue Monday, November 2, 2026, from 9 – 10 am at the funeral home prior to funeral services.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, November 2, 2026, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica in Dyersville with burial in the church cemetery. Rev. David Schatz will officiate. Mass will be livestreamed.

Delaine was born June 24, 1940, in Petersburg, the daughter of Alfred and Loretta (Koch) Goedken. She married Paul Knipper on November 26, 1959, in Petersburg. Delaine enjoyed time with her family, playing cards, diamond-dot art, seek and find puzzles, and baking chocolate chip cookies to share with her family and friends.

Delaine is survived by her six children: Sister Kathy Knipper, Dean (Jane) Knipper, Julie (Lynn) Sanders, Nancy (Michelle Watters) Knipper, Doug (Lynne) Knipper, and Amy (Donnie) Mensen, 13 grandchildren: Jason (Lacy), Mitch (Trisha), and Brandon (Brittany) Knipper, Kim (Zach) Wills, Libby (Spencer) Rea, Kaylee, Collin, and Allison Knipper, Austin, Emma and Anna Sanders, and Aaron and Audrey Mensen; 11 great grandchildren: Cambry, Delaney, Ryland, Maevyn, Caleb, Lillian, Garrett, Brooklyn, Rhett, Faith and Elizabeth; siblings and in-laws: Dale Goedken, Sr. Rita Goedken, Dennis (Ann) Goedken, Charles (Patrice) Goedken, Donald Burkle, Lisa Goedken, and Terry O’Brien,

She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul, her parents, parents-in-law, John and Melania Knipper; siblings: Floyd (Doris) Goedken, Joan (Urban) Pasker, Sr. Angela Goedken, Lois Burkle, Deacon Martin Goedken, Delores O’Brien, David Goedken in infancy; in-laws: Virgil (Gladys) Knipper, Nellie (Richard) Steffen, Anita (Albin) Wulfekuhle, Donna (Gerald) Manternach, and Gladys (Harold) Heyer.

The family would like to thank the Stonehill staff who cared for Delaine for the past five months.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Kramer-Morris Funeral Home (Dyersville, Guttenberg, Garnavillo, Monticello, Holy Cross) is assisting the family and online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramer-morrisfuneralhome.com.