Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home

Larry Gull
Dec 25, 2013
Larry Lew Dettmer Gull died peacefully from complications following a stroke at the Guttenberg Care Center, Christmas morning. Larry was born July 17, 1933 on a farm near Garnavillo, the son of Harry E. Gull and Evelyn (Dettmer) Gull. Larry was an adventurous young boy, taking flying lessons at age 9. Larry trusted Jesus Christ as his Savior on...

Edwin Engelken
Dec 22, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Edwin Aloysius Engelken, 88, of Manchester, formerly of Earlville and Dyersville, passed away on December 22, 2013, at Marietta's Place in Manchester. Friends may call from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 5:00 p.m. and...

Brittany Honkomp
Dec 21, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Brittany Marie Honkomp, 23, of Dyersville died Saturday morning, Dec. 21, 2013, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Friends may call after 2:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, 2013, at the Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW, in Dyersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, at...

John Hagemann
Dec 21, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA John W. Hagemann, 92, of New Vienna, Iowa died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Shady Rest Care Center in Cascade, Iowa. Friends may call from 3 - 8 p.m. sThursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Kramer Funeral Home 750 12th Ave SW in Dyersville where a Vigil Service will be held at 4:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial...
Arleen C. M. Dietrich
Dec 18, 2013
Arleen C.M. Dietrich, age 90, of Dubuque, formerly of Guttenberg, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at Manor Care Center in Dubuque. She was born the daughter of Cornelius and Pearl (Schloetzer) Dietrich, December 23, 1922 in Guttenberg. Arleen graduated from the Guttenberg High School, Finley School for Nursing and worked as a Register Nurse for 17 years at Finley...
Fay Thein
Dec 18, 2013
Fay Lorraine (Decker) Thein, age 82, of Garnavillo, IA, died Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, Wis. She was born on November 9, 1931, in Boise Idaho to Milo and Vella (Boardman) Decker. When Fay was about one, she and her family moved to Iowa where she grew up and attended school in...

Wanita Nehl
Dec 18, 2013
Wanita G. Nehl, 79, of Monticello died Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a brief illness surrounded by her family. Friends may call from 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a parish vigil will be held at 3:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian...

Dennis Weers
Dec 16, 2013
Dennis R. Weers, 59, of Anamosa died Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, peacefully at home after a long illness surrounded by his family. Friends may call from 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at Wayne Zion Lutheran Church...

Rita Deutmeyer
Dec 15, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Rita M. Deutmeyer, 89, of Dyersville died Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at Oak Crest Manor in Dyersville. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, at the new Kramer Funeral Home, 750 12th Ave SW, in Dyersville where a parish vigil will be held at 4:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will...

Dolores Steffen
Dec 11, 2013
Dolores B. Steffen, 92, of Dyersville, Iowa died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, Iowa. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a Vigil Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14,...

Larry Knipper
Nov 29, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Larry E. Knipper, 81, of Dyersville died Friday, Nov. 29, 2013, at home surrounded by his family. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a Knights of Columbus and Catholic Order of Foresters Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m., an American Legion service will...

Robert Md
Nov 28, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Dr. Robert N. Evers, Robert Neale Evers, M.D., 90, of Vero Beach, FL and formerly of Toledo, OH and Dyersville, IA died Thurs. Nov. 28, 2013, in Vero Beach. Friends may call from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at...

Susan Thatcher
Nov 28, 2013
MONTICELLO, IOWA Susan Michelle Kraus Thatcher, 50 of Cedar Rapids, and formerly of Monticello died Thurs, Nov. 28, 2013 at her parents' home surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Friends may call from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec 1, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello. A memorial service will be held at 1:00...
Jr. Henry Kann
Nov 23, 2013
Henry Kann Jr., age 86, of Guttenberg, IA, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. He was born on September 2, 1927, on the home farm on Miners Creek outside Guttenberg. Henry received his education from both St. Marys and a country school near his home. By the time Henry was 17 he began his career...
Beverly Dubbels
Nov 23, 2013
Beverly Ruth (McKinney) Dubbels, age 83, of Guttenberg, IA, died Saturday, November 23, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, IA. She was born on February 25, 1930, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Herbert and the Ruth (Pierce) McKinney. Beverly grew up in Cedar Rapids where she graduated from Franklin High School. On July 30, 1949, Beverly was...
Eldon R. Swisher
Nov 20, 2013
Eldon R. Swisher, age 88, of Garnavillo, IA, died Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. He was born on September 13, 1925, in Manchester IA, to Carl and Grace (Nicholes) Swisher. Eldon graduated from the Colesburg High School. On July 20, 1948, Eldon was united in marriage with Shirley Weber at St. Marys Catholic Church in...

Charles Taylor
Nov 16, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Charlie Taylor, 74, of Dyersville, Iowa, died on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at home surrounded by his family. Friends and relatives of Charlie may call from 2 to 8 pm Friday, November 22, 2013, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville where a parish vigil service will be held at 4:00 pm. Friends may continue to call after...

John Evers
Nov 16, 2013
DYERSVILLE, IOWA John Edward Evers, 87, a native of Dyersville, died November 16, 2013, in Connecticut Hospice. John, who had lived for the past six and one-half years at Arden Courts, an assisted care facility in Connecticut, died of complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to his niece, Karolyn Schuster Harwood, of Woodbridge, Connecticut, who has watched over him for...

Bonnie Krogman
Nov 11, 2013
Bonnie J. Krogman, 69, of Dubuque, Iowa died Monday, November 11, 2013 at Sunnycrest Manor, Dubuque, Iowa. Friends may call from 3 - 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Kramer Funeral Home Dyersville, Iowa with burial in St. Francis...
Darwin H. Buhman
Nov 8, 2013
Darwin Henry Buhman, 82 of Guttenberg, IA. died Friday November 8th, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, IA. Darwin was born January 16th, 1931 in Waverly, IA. The son of Wilhemina "Minnie" (Bade) and Henry Buhman. As a child he lived in Waverly, IA., and Faribault, MN before returning to Waverly and graduating from Waverly High School where...