William Juran

William “Bill” H. Juran, 82, of Holy Cross. Iowa died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center, Dubuque, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2016, at Kramer Funeral Home, Holy Cross. Visitation will continue Saturday, April 2nd from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Kramer Funeral Home prior to funeral services. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. April 2, 2016, at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Holy Cross, with burial in the church cemetery where military honors will be accorded by American Legion Post 137. Rev. Noah Diehm will officiate. Bill was born June 4, 1933 in North Buena Vista, Iowa the son of John and Mathilda (Meyer) Juran. Bill was drafted to the Korean War in 1953 and served until 1955. He married Virginia Clemen on August 27, 1957 in Holy Cross. Bill’s work included hauling milk, owned and operated Bill’s Repair Shop, and started farming and was parts manager for Schmitt Implement. In his spare time he enjoyed horseback riding. In 2012 he went on the Honor Flight. Spending time with his family was important to Bill especially his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Virginia, 3 children: Deb (Dennis) Schmitt of Sherrill, Chris (Diane) Juran of Guttenberg, Steve (Tammy) Juran of Dubuque, 7 grandchildren: Becky Schmitt, Rob (Katie) Schmitt, Justin (Stacy) Schmitt, Nicholas Juran, Megan (Adam) Sweet, Ben & Rachel Juran, 7 great grandchildren: Cayden & Grace Burroughs, Brody, Abby, Lucy & Allie Joe Schmitt, Jaelyn Schmitt with another Schmitt baby due in May, a sister Mathilda (Herman) Kloser of Dubuque, In-laws, Donald (Dorothy) Wolf of Sherrill, Kathleen (Al) Trenkamp of Dyersville, Eddie Clemen of New Vienna, LaVonne Clemen of Holy Cross, Madonna (John) Weimerskirch of Dubuque, Roger (Jane) Clemen of Holy Cross, Grace Clemen of Dubuque and Mary Clemen of Suffork, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents, parents in-law, Leonard and Frances Clemen, siblings, Madonna and Fritz Roling, Rosie and Glen Gibbs, Tony Juran, Bob and Donna Juran, Delores Wolf, Joseph Juran, in laws: Rosie Clemen, Leon, Ambrose, Cletus Clemen and Leon Wedewer. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com