Local Obituaries for Morris Funeral Home
Tom Geuder
Mar 14, 2011
Thomas Lee Geuder, age 55, of Guttenberg, died Monday, March 14, 2011, at his Family Home. He was born the son of Donald and Mary (Smith) Geuder, September 15 1955, in Guttenberg. Tom graduated from the Guttenberg High School in 1973, and attended Kirkwood Community College. He was employed by the Dubuque John Deere Works, Guttenberg Police Dept. and...
Edwin Conrad
Mar 13, 2011
Ed was born on June 24, 1917 in Cassville, Wisconsin, the son of John and Bertha (Meier) Conrad. He married Margaret Moreland on January 6, 1936 in Earlville, Iowa. Ed ran his own business in Dyersville as a dray man for numerous businesses for over forty years. His whole life was about work. You never met a man that...
Lorraine Stephan
Mar 10, 2011
Lorraine M. Stephan, 89, of Dyersville, Iowa died Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville, Iowa. Friends may call from 2 - 8 P.M. Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where a Catholic Daughters of America Rosary will be recited at 4 p.m. and a parish scripture service will be held at...
Eugene Ferrara
Mar 9, 2011
EUGENE A. FERRARA, 91 MONTICELLO—Eugene A. Ferrara, 91, of Monticello, formerly of Chicago, died March 9 at the Monticello Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Services were private, as will be the inurnment. Eugene Anthony Ferrara was born in Chicago Dec. 17, 1919, the fourth of five children of Vincent and Estelle (Lindstrom) Ferrara. After graduating from Nicholas Senn High School,...
John Lapage
Mar 8, 2011
John was born on December 22, 1947, in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Frank and Rose (Maylo) LaPage. He married Ellen M. King on February 18, 1967, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Epworth, Iowa. John served in the United States Navy from 1966 - 1969 with two tours to Vietnam. After his service to his country, he returned to...
Elvera Curtis
Mar 5, 2011
DYERSVILLE, IOWA Elvera J. (Hoeger) Curtis "Vera", 89 of Dyersville, Iowa died Saturday March 5, 2011 at Oak Crest Care Center, Dyersville, Iowa. Friends may call from 1 until 8 p.m. Tuesday March 8, 2011 at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where Catholic Daughters of America and American Legion Auxiliary Post #137 will recite a Rosary at 1:30...
Germaine Haag
Feb 24, 2011
Germaine T. Haag, 89, of Monticello died peacefully and surrounded by her family Thursday, February 24, 2011, at her residence. Friends may call from 4 - 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, 2011, at the Kramer Funeral Home in Monticello where a parish scripture service will be held at 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday,...
Gilbert Knipper
Feb 21, 2011
Gilbert was born on June 2, 1923 in Petersburg, Iowa, the son of August and Rose (Thole) Knipper. He married Viola Von Lehmden on January 29, 1946 in New Vienna, Iowa. Gilbert enjoyed tilling gardens and did lawn care in the New Vienna area. He loved collecting antique John Deere tractors and always participated in the Farmers Day Parade....
Marie Domeyer
Feb 20, 2011
Marie was born on October 31, 1922 in Petersburg Iowa, the daughter of Frank and Rosa (Bruggeman) Osterhaus. She married Milton "Mickey" Domeyer on April 14, 1948 in Petersburg, Iowa. Marie was a strong woman who loved the Lord and prayer was an essential part of her life. She enjoyed her years cooking at Petersburg school and cooking for...
Lavonne Schroeder
Feb 15, 2011
LaVonne (Peg) was born May 28, 1924, rural Colesburg, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth C. and Erma Pearl (Bush) Kuhlman. She died Tuesday, February 15, 2011, at the Edgewood Convalescent Home in Edgewood, Iowa, after an extended illness. LaVonne received her early education at Colesburg and Elkport Independent School and graduated from Colesburg High School in 1941 and then...
Elmer Rome
Feb 14, 2011
Elmer Dale Rome, 87 years old, died peacefully on February 14, 2011 after a brave battle with cancer at his home in Rosemount, MN. Elmer was born on September 17, 1923 in Fargo, North Dakota to Ole and Emma (Kommer) Rome. He graduated from Hibbing High School in Hibbing, MN and enlisted with the Navy. As a fighting Sea...
Emma Aulwes
Feb 12, 2011
Emma Aulwes, age 92, of Guttenberg, IA, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at the Guttenberg Care Center with her family by her side. She was one of seven daughters born to William and Bertha (Moser) Tomkins on October 25, 1918 in Osterdock. Emma received her education from the Osterdock School. She was united in marriage with Lester...
Luann Obershaw
Feb 11, 2011
LuAnn Obershaw, age 57, of Guttenberg, IA, died Friday, February 11, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. She was born the daughter of Bernard and Bernita (Moser) Leliefeld on October 5, 1953 in Guttenberg. LuAnn has lived her entire life in the community of Guttenberg. She graduated from the Guttenberg High School in 1971. She was united in...
Clara Leigh
Feb 6, 2011
Clara M. Leigh, 101, of Dyersville, Iowa died Sunday, February 6, 2011, at Shady Rest Care Center, Cascade, Iowa. Friends may call from 3-9 pm Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at Kramer Funeral Home in Dyersville, Iowa where a CD of A Rosary will be recited at 4 pm and a parish scripture service will be held at 5 pm....
Mayor Gerald Block
Feb 5, 2011
Mayor , Gerald J. "Red" Block, age 79, of Guttenberg, died Saturday, February 5, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. He was born the son of Fred and Edith (Tindell) Block, July 31, 1931, in Guttenberg. Red received his education locally and served his country in the United States Marine Corp. during the Korean Conflict. He was in...
Evelyn Wilker
Feb 3, 2011
Evelyn Louise (Stannard) Wilker, age 84, of Elkader, formerly of Garnavillo, IA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Thursday, February 3, 2011, at the Elkader Care Center. She was born the daughter of Orville and Anna (Christeleit) Stannard on August 7, 1926 in Wadena Iowa. Evelyn graduated from high school in Volga and got her teaching degree...
Imogene Wieneke
Feb 2, 2011
Imogene Hyacinth (Beckmann) Wieneke formerly of Dyersville, Iowa passed away on February 2, 2011, in Issaquah, Washington after a brief illness. She was living with her son James and his family at the time of her death. Imogene was born on December 19, 1920 on a farm northeast of Dyersville, Iowa. She was the youngest child of Joseph and...
Shirley Heim
Jan 31, 2011
Shirley was born on December 28, 1925 in Guttenberg, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Erma (Bolinger) Meyer. She married John Franklin Hyde on June 24, 1946. He preceded her in death on November 20, 1984. She later married Robert Heim on March 21, 1987 at Sacred Heart Church in Dubuque, Iowa. Shirley loved watching game shows, crocheting, camping...
Clyde Parker
Jan 30, 2011
Clyde Arthur Parker, age 87, of Guttenberg, was born the son of Charles and Flossie (Bush) Parker, May 4, 1923, on the family farm near Osterdock. He died Sunday, January 30, 2011, at Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. Clyde received his education locally; served his country in the United States Army during World War II; and was a carpenter and plumber...
Clinton Page
Jan 29, 2011
Clinton Andrew Page, age 91, of Guttenberg, passed to be with his Lord: January 29, 2011. He was born the son of the late George and the late Millie (Kirby) Page, August 11, 1919, in Check, North Dakota. Born and raised in Sirus, North Dakota he moved to Waukesha, WI to attend Carroll College. He served in the European...
